Ancylotrypa flavidofusula
| Alicedale wafer-lid trapdoor spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Cyrtaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Ancylotrypa |
| Species: | A. flavidofusula
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa flavidofusula (Hewitt, 1915)
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Ancylotrypa flavidofusula, commonly known as the Alicedale wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape, South Africa.[1]
Distribution
Ancylotrypa flavidofusula is an Eastern Cape endemic known only from the type locality of Alicedale, at an elevation of 283 meters above sea level.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows. Males wander in search of females. The species has been sampled from the Thicket biome.[2]
Description
Only the female has been described for this species.[1]
Conservation
Listed as Data Deficient on the South African Red List for taxonomic reasons. The species is known only from the holotype female. More sampling is needed to collect the male and determine its present range.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Ancylotrypa flavidofusula (Hewitt, 1915)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Cyrtaucheniidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 1–37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6760048. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.