Selenops ansieae

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Waterberg Selenops Flat Spider
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Selenopidae
Genus: Selenops
Species:
S. ansieae
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

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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

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The species inhabits the Savanna biome and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground living spider.[3]

Description

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See also: Glossary of spider terms

Conservation

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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

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The species is named after South African arachnologist Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman.

Taxonomy

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Selenops ansieae Corronca, 2002". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  3. ^ 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.