| Garies Anyphops Flat Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. broomi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops broomi (Pocock, 1900) [1] | |
Anyphops broomi is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Garies anyphops flat spider. [3]
Anyphops broomi is found in South Africa. [2] The species occurs in the Free State, Northern Cape, and Western Cape provinces, at altitudes ranging from 27 to 1645 m above sea level. [3]
The species inhabits Grassland, Desert, and Succulent Karoo biomes. [3] These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground dwellers. [3]
The species is known from both sexes. [3] The carapace is yellow brown, thoracic striae black and strongly defined, continued on to the cephalic portion as a very fine black line, with radiations from thoracic striae long, fine, but distinct. [3]
The opisthosoma is light brown, with some short longitudinal black bars and spots, and a wavy transverse blackish band above the spinners. The legs have dark bands, those on the femora poorly defined, especially the posterior ones, and those of the tibia well defined. [3]
The colour of males is much lighter than in females. Anterior tibiae have 5, anterior metatarsi have 3 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 14-15 mm in females and 13-14 mm in males. [3]
Anyphops broomi is listed as Least Concern due to the wide geographical range. [3] There are no known threats to the species. It is protected in Richtersveld National Park. [3]
The species was originally described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900 as Selenops broomi from Garies in the Northern Cape. [1] It was transferred to the genus Anyphops by Benoit in 1968. [3]
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