Diphya leroyorum

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Leroy's Diphya Web Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Diphya
Species:
D. leroyorum
Binomial name
Diphya leroyorum
Omelko, Marusik & Lyle, 2020 [1]

Diphya leroyorum is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Leroy's Diphya web spider. [3]

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Distribution

Diphya leroyorum is known only from Mariepskop in Mpumalanga. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species was collected from forest while sifting litter. [3] The species range is very small. [3]

Description

Known only from males. [1]

Conservation

Diphya leroyorum is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute for taxonomic reasons. [3] More sampling is needed around Mariepskop to determine the range of the species and to collect females. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Omelko, M.M.; Marusik, Y.M.; Lyle, R. (2020). "A survey of Diphya Nicolet, 1849 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from South Africa". Zootaxa. 4899 (1): 259–279. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.14.
  2. ↑ "Diphya leroyorum Omelko, Marusik & Lyle, 2020". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Tetragnathidae of South Africa. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 7. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513261. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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