Ancylotrypa lateralis
| Eastern Cape 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. lateralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa lateralis (Purcell, 1902)
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Ancylotrypa lateralis is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape, South Africa.[1]
Distribution
Ancylotrypa lateralis is an Eastern Cape endemic described from Dunbrody. It is known from Dunbrody and Uitenhage (Sunday's River Valley), at an elevation of 60 meters above sea level.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Ground dwellers that live in silk-lined burrows in 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 a few old records collected prior to 1902. More sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species range.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Ancylotrypa lateralis (Purcell, 1902)". 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.