Stasimopus artifex

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Stasimopus artifex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Stasimopidae
Genus: Stasimopus
Species:
S. artifex
Binomial name
Stasimopus artifex
Pocock, 1902[1]

Stasimopus artifex is a species of spider in the family Stasimopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]

Stasimopus artifex is found in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Notable locations include Bathurst at Rokeby Park and Pigs Island, Seaview, and Grahamstown at Cuylerville.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a thick trapdoor lid. It has been sampled from the Savanna and Thicket biomes.[3]

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