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Latest revision as of 03:45, 16 December 2025
Species of spider
Anyphops kraussi is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Krauss’ Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Anyphops kraussi is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[3] The species occurs in Table Mountain National Park and Bontebok National Park.[3]
Habitat and ecology
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The species inhabits indigenous forest areas in the Fynbos biome at altitudes ranging from 7 to 292 m above sea level.[3] These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground living spiders.[3]
Known only from the female.[3] The species resembles Selenops radiatus in size and colour, with legs that are strongly banded.[3] The species has 6 pairs of inferior tibial spines.[3]
Anyphops kraussi is listed as Rare due to its small area of occupancy and being known from only one sex. The species is protected in Table Mountain National Park but more sampling is needed.[3]
The species was originally described by Pocock in 1898 as Selenops kraussii with the type locality given only as Cape Colony.[1] It was later transferred to the genus Anyphops by Benoit in 1968.[3]
- ^ a b Pocock, R.I. (1898). “Descriptions of three new species of spiders of the genus Selenops”. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 2 (10): 350. doi:10.1080/00222939808678053.
- ^ “Anyphops kraussi (Pocock, 1898)”. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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. 28. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7162139.
