Platyoides pirie
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| Pirie forest Scorpion Spider | |
|---|---|
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| near Capetown | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trochanteriidae |
| Genus: | Platyoides |
| Species: | P. pirie |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyoides pirie | |
Platyoides pirie is a species of spider in the family Trochanteriidae. It is endemic to South Africa.[2]
Platyoides pirie has been recorded from two provinces in South Africa: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The species was originally described from Pirie Forest in the Eastern Cape and occurs at elevations between 7 and 1,488 m above sea level.[3]
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