| Krugerpark Anyphops Flat Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. silvicolellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops silvicolellus | |
Anyphops silvicolellus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae. [2] It is commonly known as the Krugerpark Anyphops flat spider. [3]
Anyphops silvicolellus is distributed across four African countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and South Africa. [3] In South Africa, the species is found only in Limpopo province, where it has been recorded from Kruger National Park and Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve. [3]
The species inhabits the Savanna biome at altitudes ranging from 418 to 1,245 m above sea level. [3] These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground living spiders that have been sampled from trees. [3]
Anyphops silvicolellus is known from both sexes. The tibiae I and II have seven pairs of inferior spines. Females have a large, rectangular genital plate with two incisions at the upper edge. Total length ranges from 8-12 mm. [3]
Anyphops silvicolellus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range across Africa. [3] The species is protected in two protected areas: Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park. [3]
The species was originally described by Embrik Strand in 1913 as Selenops silvicolella from Rwanda. It was later transferred to the genus Anyphops by Benoit in 1968. [2]
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