Platyoides costeri
| Platyoides costeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trochanteriidae |
| Genus: | Platyoides |
| Species: | P. costeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Platyoides costeri Tucker, 1923[1]
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Platyoides costeri is a species of spider in the family Trochanteriidae. It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2]
Distribution
Platyoides costeri is known only from the Western Cape, where it has been recorded from elevations between 4 and 250 m above sea level. The species was originally described from Mossel Bay.[3]
Habitat
The species inhabits the Fynbos biome. Like other scorpion spiders, it is a free-living wanderer with a flattened body adapted for life in narrow crevices under bark or rocks.[3]
Description
Only females of Platyoides costeri are known to science, though males have been collected but remain undescribed.[3]
Conservation
The species is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons, as males remain unknown and the full species range requires further study. It is protected in the Robberg Nature Reserve.[3]
References
- ^ Tucker, R.W.E. (1923). "The Drassidae of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 19 (2): 251–437.
- ^ "Platyoides costeri Tucker, 1923". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Trochanteriidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. Irene. pp. 1–18. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6659336. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.