Anyphops silvicolellus
Anyphops silvicolellus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Krugerpark Anyphops flat spider.[3] DistributionAnyphops silvicolellus is distributed across four African countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and South Africa.[3] In South Africa, the species is found only in Limpopo province, where it has been recorded from Kruger National Park and Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve.[3] Habitat and ecologyThe species inhabits the Savanna biome at altitudes ranging from 418 to 1,245 m above sea level.[3] These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground living spiders that have been sampled from trees.[3] DescriptionAnyphops silvicolellus is known from both sexes. The tibiae I and II have seven pairs of inferior spines. Females have a large, rectangular genital plate with two incisions at the upper edge. Total length ranges from 8-12 mm.[3] ConservationAnyphops silvicolellus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range across Africa.[3] The species is protected in two protected areas: Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park.[3] TaxonomyThe species was originally described by Embrik Strand in 1913 as Selenops silvicolella from Rwanda. It was later transferred to the genus Anyphops by Benoit in 1968.[2] References
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