Oxyopes vanderysti
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| Vanderyst's Lynx Spider | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Oxyopes |
| Species: | O. vanderysti |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyopes vanderysti Lessert, 1946[1] | |
Oxyopes vanderysti is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.[2] It is commonly known as Vanderyst's lynx spider.[3] It was first described in 1946 by Roger de Lessert.[4]
Oxyopes vanderysti occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species has been recorded from two provinces at altitudes ranging from 1,202 to 1,303 metres above sea level.[3]