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Anyphops montanus
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anyphops montanus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2]> It is endemic to South Africa.
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Distribution
Anyphops montanus is endemic to the Western Cape Province. It has been recorded from Clanwilliam, Matroosberg, Great Winterhoek Mountains, and Hermanus at altitudes ranging from 78 to 980 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Fynbos and Nama Karoo biomes and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground-dwelling spider.[3]
Description
Only the female is known. The carapace is light reddish brown with distinct radii from the thoracic stria, one of these passing straight forwards and terminating behind the median eyes. Areas surrounding the eyes are blackish.[3]
The abdomen above has numerous minute brown dots forming chevrons, becoming more numerous posteriorly, and is otherwise uniformly light yellow. The legs have black bands on tibiae. Tibiae I and II have 6 pairs of extremely long and strong inferior spines, and metatarsi I and II have 3 similar pairs of spines. Total length is 14.5 mm.[3]
Conservation
Anyphops montanus is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. The species is known from a few localities all sampled prior to 1940, and more sampling is needed to collect males and determine the species' current range.[3]
References
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