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Anyphops lycosiformis
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anyphops lycosiformis is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Nkandla Anyphops flat spider.
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Distribution
Anyphops lycosiformis occurs in two South African provinces: KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. It has been recorded from Ngome State Forest and Nkandla Forest in KwaZulu-Natal, and Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve in Limpopo at altitudes ranging from 687 to 1,129 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Forest and Savanna biomes and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground-dwelling spider.[3]
Description
Only the female is known. The carapace is orange-brown with a light middle central area. The chelicerae are orange-brown with dark marking in the distal portion. The legs are pale orange-yellow with markings consisting of three incomplete rings on the femora and two on the tibiae, while the metatarsi and tarsi are pale yellowish.[3]
The dorsum of the abdomen is pale brown with a light yellowish central area, and the venter is light yellow. The anterior tibiae have 4 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 7.70 mm.[3]
Conservation
Anyphops lycosiformis is listed as Least Concern. Although only known from one sex, the species has a wide distribution and occurs in protected areas where it is not threatened.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Lawrence (1937) as Selenops lycosiformis from Nkandla Forest in KwaZulu-Natal. It was revised by Corronca (2005).[3]
References
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