Platyoides quinquedentatus
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| Platyoides quinquedentatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trochanteriidae |
| Genus: | Platyoides |
| Species: | P. quinquedentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyoides quinquedentatus Purcell, 1907[1] | |
Platyoides quinquedentatus is a species of spider in the family Trochanteriidae. It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2]
Platyoides quinquedentatus is known only from a few localities in the Western Cape, where it occurs at elevations between 15 and 266 m above sea level. The species was originally described from Swellendam.[3]