| Ovambicus Selenops Flat Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Selenops |
| Species: | S. ovambicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Selenops ovambicus | |
Selenops ovambicus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae. [2] It is found in Senegal, Cameroon, Sudan, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa and is commonly known as the Ovambicus Selenops flat spider. [3]
Selenops ovambicus is found in Senegal, Cameroon, Sudan, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa. In South Africa, it is known from Limpopo at 418 m above sea level. [3]
The species inhabits the Savanna biome and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground living spider. [3]
Known from only the female. Carapace reddish brown, cephalic portion a little darker than thoracic portion, defined at its posterior apex by two short blackish stripes, a narrow incomplete blackish stripe in the middle. Thoracic portion with some submarginal spots, radiations from the thoracic striae short and ill-defined, the striae itself deeply grooved and blackish. Mandibles blackish brown, ocular area dark. Abdomen much macerated. Femora of anterior legs with 2 distinct blackish bands on their anterior surfaces, these confluent along the under sides. Anterior tibiae with 2 black and 2 lighter bands. Labium blackish brown, sternum narrowly margined with black. Total length 13.4 mm. [3]
Selenops ovambicus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range in Africa. The species is protected in Kruger National Park. [3]
The species was originally described by Lawrence in 1940 from Namibia. It was revised by Corronca in 2002. [3]
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