Ancylotrypa breyeri

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Breyer's wafer-lid trapdoor spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Cyrtaucheniidae
Genus: Ancylotrypa
Species:
A. breyeri
Binomial name
Ancylotrypa breyeri
(Hewitt, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Pelmatorycter breyeriHewitt, 1919

Ancylotrypa breyeri, commonly known as Breyer's wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa . It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [1]

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Distribution

Ancylotrypa breyeri is a KwaZulu-Natal endemic species known only from the type locality of Klipspruit, at an elevation of 1013 meters above sea level. [2]

Habitat and ecology

Ground dwellers that live in silk-lined burrows. The species has been sampled from the Savanna biome. [2]

Description

Both males and females have been described for this species. [1]

Conservation

Listed as Data Deficient on the South African Red List. The specimen was sampled prior to 1919 and the species is known only from the type locality. More sampling is needed to determine its present range. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ancylotrypa breyeri (Hewitt, 1919)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Cyrtaucheniidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 1–37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6760048. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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