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Anyphops basutus
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anyphops basutus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It occurs in southern Africa and is commonly known as the Lesotho Anyphops flat spider.[3]
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Distribution
Anyphops basutus is found in Lesotho and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species occurs in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, at altitudes ranging from 375 to 1690 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits Forest and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biomes.[3] These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground dwellers.[3]
Description
The species is known only from females.[3] It resembles A. atomarius and A. spenceri in having seven pairs of tibial spines on leg I and II. Total length is 18 mm.[3]
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Conservation
Anyphops basutus is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range.[3] There are no known threats to the species. It is protected in Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve. More sampling is needed to determine the range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901 as Selenops basutus from Lesotho.[1] It was transferred to the genus Anyphops by Benoit in 1968.[3]
References
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