Biology:Anyphops barnardi
| Barnard's Anyphops Flat Spider | |
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LC (SANBI)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. barnardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops barnardi (Lawrence, 1940)[1]
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Anyphops barnardi is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It occurs in southern Africa and is commonly known as Barnard's Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Distribution
Anyphops barnardi is found in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species occurs in the Northern Cape and Gauteng provinces, at altitudes ranging from 1069 to 1457 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Savanna and Grassland biomes.[3] These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground dwellers that have been collected with pitfall traps and from under rocks.[3]
Description
The species is known only from females.[3] The carapace is fairly dark reddish brown, cephalic portion a little darker than thoracic portion, ocular area black, radiations from the thoracic stria not strongly marked, with a number of submarginal spots subjoined to form a wavy band. The chelicerae are a little darker than the cephalic area.[3]
The opisthosoma above is blackish brown, with some ill-defined symmetrical markings. The legs have well-defined and fairly strong bands. Tibia I and II have 5, metatarsus I and II have 3 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 30.3 mm.[3]
Conservation
Anyphops barnardi is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range.[3] There are no known threats to the species. It is protected in Rooipoort Nature Reserve and Rietvleidam Nature Reserve. More sampling is needed to collect males.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by R. F. Lawrence in 1940 as Selenops barnardi from Pokwani, Zimbabwe.[1] It was transferred to the genus Anyphops by Benoit in 1968.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lawrence, R.F. (1940). "The genus Selenops (Araneae) in South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum 32: 570.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anyphops barnardi (Lawrence, 1940)". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/33948. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Selenopidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 11. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7162139.
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Wikidata ☰ Q2605148 entry
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