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Selenops ansieae
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Selenops ansieae is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Waterberg Selenops flat spider.[3]
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Distribution
Selenops ansieae is found in Limpopo province in South Africa. The species has been recorded from Waterberg, Vygeboompoort and Lephalale/Ellisras at altitudes ranging from 840 to 1,467 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Savanna biome and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground living spider.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Selenops ansieae is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN due to taxonomic reasons.[3] The status of the species remains unclear and additional sampling is needed to collect males and to determine the species' range.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after South African arachnologist Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Corronca in 2002 from the Waterberg, Vygeboompoort. It is known only from the female. The carapace is orange-brown, chelicerae are orange, and legs are orange-brown with dark incomplete rings on femora I-IV and tibiae I-IV. The venter is yellowish. Total length is 8.78 mm.[3]
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