| Hanover wafer-lid trapdoor spider | |
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| juvenile female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Cyrtaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Ancylotrypa |
| Species: | A. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa pusilla (Purcell, 1903) | |
Ancylotrypa pusilla, commonly known as the Hanover wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa . It is endemic to the Northern Cape, South Africa. [1]
Ancylotrypa pusilla is a Northern Cape endemic described from Hanover. It has been recorded from Green Valley Nuts Estate (Prieska), Hanover, Vlagkop (8 km N Hanover), Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, and Benfontein Nature Reserve, at elevations between 950 and 1358 meters above sea level. [2]
Ground dwellers that live in silk-lined burrows. The species has been sampled from three biomes and has also been sampled from pistachio orchards. [2]
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Both males and females have been described for this species. [1]
Listed as Data Deficient on the South African Red List for taxonomic reasons. Identification of the species is still problematic. The species is protected in Tswalu Kalahari Game Reserve and Benfontein Nature Reserve. [2]
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