Stasimopus qumbu
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| Stasimopus qumbu | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Stasimopidae |
| Genus: | Stasimopus |
| Species: | S. qumbu |
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| Stasimopus qumbu | |
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Stasimopus qumbu is a species in the family Stasimopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Stasimopus qumbu is found in South Africa. The species is known only from the Eastern Cape province, specifically from Farm Shawbury, Qumbu.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
The species is known from both sexes. In the female, the carapace and legs are dark chestnut brown above and pale beneath, while the abdomen is fuscous above and yellowish below. The patch of red spinules on patella IV is rather small, dorsally covering less than half the length of the segment. There is an absence of apical spinules on the tibia of the pedipalp. Length of carapace is 12.5 mm.[3]
