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Anyphops lucia
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anyphops lucia is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the St Lucia Anyphops flat spider.
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Distribution
Anyphops lucia is endemic to the South African KwaZulu-Natal Province. It has been recorded from iSimangaliso Wetland Park at St. Lucia (Fanie's Camp) and Umhlanga at an altitude of 5 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biome and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground-dwelling spider.[3]
Description
Only the female is known. The carapace is red brown with lateral dark grey irregular markings reaching to the lateral edges. The chelicerae are red-brown with a wide longitudinal inner dark brown band.[3]
The legs are orange-brown, mottled dark grey, with patellae II and IV having a dark basal band and femur IV having a prolateral and longitudinal pale line limited by grey parallel lines. Metatarsus IV has a dark terminal spot.[3]
The dorsum of the abdomen is whitish, dotted by grey irregular spots, with lateral and posterior portions darker. The venter is pale yellow-grey. The anterior tibiae have 6 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 7.73 mm.[3]
Conservation
Anyphops lucia is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. The species has a very small known range and more sampling is needed to collect males and determine the species' full range. It receives some protection within iSimangaliso Wetland Park.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after St. Lucia, the type locality where it was first collected.
References
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