Biology:Anyphops basutus
| Lesotho 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. basutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops basutus (Pocock, 1901)[1]
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Anyphops basutus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It occurs in southern Africa and is commonly known as the Lesotho Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Distribution
Anyphops basutus is found in Lesotho and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species occurs in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, at altitudes ranging from 375 to 1690 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits Forest and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biomes.[3] These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground dwellers.[3]
Description
The species is known only from females.[3] It resembles A. atomarius and A. spenceri in having seven pairs of tibial spines on leg I and II. Total length is 18 mm.[3]
Conservation
Anyphops basutus is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range.[3] There are no known threats to the species. It is protected in Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve. More sampling is needed to determine the range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901 as Selenops basutus from Lesotho.[1] It was transferred to the genus Anyphops by Benoit in 1968.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pocock, R.I. (1901). "Descriptions of some new African Arachnida". Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7: 288. doi:10.1080/00222930108678472.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anyphops basutus (Pocock, 1901)". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/33949. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 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. 12. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7162139.
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Wikidata ☰ Q2712268 entry
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