Penestomus stilleri
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| Stiller's Flat Velvet Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Penestomidae |
| Genus: | Penestomus |
| Species: | P. stilleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Penestomus stilleri (Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1989) | |
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Wajane stilleri Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1989 | |
Penestomus stilleri is a species of spider in the family Penestomidae. It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[1]
Penestomus stilleri is known from several localities in the Western Cape, including Paarl, the Cederberg Wilderness Area, and Saldanha Bay.[2]
Habitat
Description
Only females of Penestomus stilleri are known to science.[2]
The carapace is orange-yellow, lighter posteriorly with a smooth texture. The sternum is dusky pale yellow. The chelicerae are orange with five promarginal teeth and two retromarginal teeth.[3]
The legs are brown basally, with legs I and II orange distally and posterior legs pale yellow distally. The opisthosoma is medium gray dorsally with light dorsolateral patches.[3]
