Anyphops marshalli
| Estcourt Anyphops Flat Spider | |
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| Female | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. marshalli
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| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops marshalli (Pocock, 1902)[1]
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Anyphops marshalli is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Estcourt Anyphops flat spider.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Anyphops marshalli occurs in the South African provinces Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Western Cape. It has been recorded from Grahamstown, East London Pineapple Research Station, and Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape; Durban, Estcourt, Pinetown, and Kloof in KwaZulu-Natal; and Diepwalle Forest Station in the Western Cape at altitudes ranging from 17 to 1,189 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit | edit source]The species inhabits the Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, and Savanna biomes and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground-dwelling spider. It has also been sampled from houses.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]Only the male is described. The integument is ochre-brown, covered with a mixture of golden-yellow and blackish hairs. The legs have blackish bands. The anterior tibiae have 7 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 11 mm.[3]
Conservation
[edit | edit source]Anyphops marshalli is listed as Least Concern. Although the species is presently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range and is protected in Diepwalle Forest Station.[3]
References
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