Ancylotrypa coloniae

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Jansenville 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. coloniae
Binomial name
Ancylotrypa coloniae
(Pocock, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Pelmatorycter coloniaePocock, 1902

Ancylotrypa coloniae, commonly known as the Jansenville wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa . It is endemic to the Eastern Cape, South Africa. [1]

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Distribution

Ancylotrypa coloniae is an Eastern Cape endemic known only from the type locality of Jansenville, at an elevation of 444 meters above sea level. [2]

Habitat and ecology

Free-living ground dwellers that live in silk-lined burrows. The species has been sampled from the Thicket biome. [2]

Description

Only the female has been described for this species. [1]

Conservation

Listed as Data Deficient on the South African Red List for taxonomic reasons. More sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species' range. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ancylotrypa coloniae (Pocock, 1902)". 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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