Palpimanus armatus
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| Armed Palp-Footed Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Palpimanidae |
| Genus: | Palpimanus |
| Species: | P. armatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Palpimanus armatus | |
Palpimanus armatus is a species of spider in the family Palpimanidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the armed palp-footed spider.[3]
Palpimanus armatus is known from three provinces in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from pitfall traps. It inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 17 to 1734 m above sea level.[3]
Description
The female has carapace, anterior legs, pedipalps, sternum and mouth-parts, and epigastric area mahogany-brown, remaining legs yellowish red, these parts rather scantily covered with greyish-yellow hairs, abdomen more thickly covered with hairs of the same tint, brownish yellow beneath.[3]
The male differs from the female principally in the structure of the anterior legs, the femur of which is higher; the patella is armed externally with a stout conical process, and the tibia is arched and is furnished with a thinner backwardly directed process close to the base. Body size ranges from 11-13 mm.[3]
