Platyoides robertsi
| Platyoides robertsi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trochanteriidae |
| Genus: | Platyoides |
| Species: | P. robertsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Platyoides robertsi Haddad, 2022[1]
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Platyoides robertsi is a species of spider in the family Trochanteriidae. It is endemic to the Northern Cape province of South Africa.[2]
Distribution
Platyoides robertsi is known only from the Northern Cape, where it has been recorded from Richtersveld National Park and Akkerendam Nature Reserve near Calvinia.[2]
Habitat
Specimens have been collected under rocks on west-facing mountain slopes in Succulent Karoo vegetation.[2]
Description
Only females of Platyoides robertsi are known to science.[2]
Conservation
The species is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons, as males remain unknown and the full species range requires further study.[2]
References
- ^ Haddad, C.R. (2022). "New species description". Unknown Journal.
- ^ a b c d e 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.