| Grahamstown Idiops Trapdoor Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiops |
| Species: | I. microps |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiops microps (Hewitt, 1913) [1] | |
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Idiops microps is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Grahamstown Idiops trapdoor spider. [3]
Idiops microps is an Eastern Cape endemic known only from the type locality Grahamstown Grey Reservoir at an altitude of 552 m above sea level. [3]
The species inhabits the Thicket biome. It lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a trapdoor. [3]
Idiops microps is known only from females. The carapace and appendages are olivaceous brown above, with the abdomen having a dull purplish tinge. Lower surfaces are somewhat paler with the sternum castaneous and the abdomen pale. Total length is 18 mm. [3]
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Idiops microps is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The species is under-collected and the identification of the male is still problematic. More sampling is needed to determine the species' range. [3]
The species was originally described by John Hewitt in 1913 as Acanthodon microps from Grahamstown. The species has not been revised. [3]
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