Selenops dilon
| Nelspruit Selenops Flat Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Selenops |
| Species: | S. dilon
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| Binomial name | |
| Selenops dilon Corronca, 2002[1]
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Selenops dilon is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Nelspruit Selenops Flat Spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Selenops dilon is found in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces in South Africa at altitudes ranging from 292 to 677 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]The species inhabits the Savanna biome and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground living spider. The species has also been sampled in citrus orchards.[3]
Description
[edit]Known from only the female. Carapace reddish-brown. Chelicerae dark brown-red. Legs brown with tibiae, metatarsi and tarsi darker. Femora I-IV with pale brown prolateral band and a circular prolateral distal area with white hairs. Abdomen brown-yellow with dark spots, venter pale brown. Total length 14.00 mm.[3]
Conservation
[edit]Selenops dilon is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Much natural habitat remains within its range and it is likely to be under sampled. The species is protected in Kruger National Park.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was described by Corronca in 2002 from Nelspruit in Mpumalanga.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 dilon 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. 69. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7162139.
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