Selenops ilcuria
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| Ellisras Selenops Flat Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Selenops |
| Species: | S. ilcuria |
| Binomial name | |
| Selenops ilcuria | |
Selenops ilcuria is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is found in Cameroon and South Africa and is commonly known as the Ellisras Selenops flat spider.[3]
Selenops ilcuria is found in Cameroon and South Africa. In South Africa, it occurs in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces at altitudes ranging from 1,001 to 1,346 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Known only from female. Carapace and chelicerae dark reddish-brown. Legs brown with femora having three and tibiae having two dark grey incomplete rings. Abdomen with tufts of white hairs, colour pattern pale yellowish-brown with small black spots, venter yellowish. Total length 11.20 mm.[3]
