Ancylotrypa pallidipes

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Matjiesfontein 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. pallidipes
Binomial name
Ancylotrypa pallidipes
(Purcell, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pelmatorycter pallidipesPurcell, 1904

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

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Distribution

Ancylotrypa pallidipes is a Western Cape endemic known only from the type locality of Matjiesfontein, at an elevation of 912 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 Nama Karoo biome. [2]

Description

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

Conservation

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Ancylotrypa pallidipes (Purcell, 1904)". 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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