Selenops ansieae
| Waterberg Selenops Flat Spider | |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Selenops |
| Species: | S. ansieae
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| Binomial name | |
| Selenops ansieae | |
Selenops ansieae is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Waterberg Selenops flat spider.[3]
Distribution
Selenops ansieae is found in Limpopo province in South Africa. The species has been recorded from Waterberg, Vygeboompoort and Lephalale/Ellisras at altitudes ranging from 840 to 1,467 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Savanna biome and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground living spider.[3]
Description
Conservation
Selenops ansieae is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN due to taxonomic reasons.[3] The status of the species remains unclear and additional sampling is needed to collect males and to determine the species' range.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after South African arachnologist Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Corronca in 2002 from the Waterberg, Vygeboompoort. It is known only from the female. The carapace is orange-brown, chelicerae are orange, and legs are orange-brown with dark incomplete rings on femora I-IV and tibiae I-IV. The venter is yellowish. Total length is 8.78 mm.[3]
References
- ^ Corronca, J.A. (2002). "A taxonomic revision of the afrotropical species of Selenops Latreille, 1819 (Araneae, Selenopidae)". Zootaxa. 107: 1–35. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.107.1.1.
- ^ "Selenops ansieae Corronca, 2002". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e f 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. p. 67. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7162139. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.