Selenops ansieae

Waterberg Selenops Flat Spider
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Selenopidae
Genus:	Selenops
Species:	S. ansieae
Binomial name
	Selenops ansieae; Corronca, 2002

Selenops ansieae is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.^[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Waterberg Selenops flat spider.^[3]

Distribution

Selenops ansieae is found in Limpopo province in South Africa. The species has been recorded from Waterberg, Vygeboompoort and Lephalale/Ellisras at altitudes ranging from 840 to 1,467 m above sea level.^[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Savanna biome and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground living spider.^[3]

Description

Conservation

Selenops ansieae is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN due to taxonomic reasons.^[3] The status of the species remains unclear and additional sampling is needed to collect males and to determine the species' range.^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after South African arachnologist Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman.

Taxonomy

The species was described by Corronca in 2002 from the Waterberg, Vygeboompoort. It is known only from the female. The carapace is orange-brown, chelicerae are orange, and legs are orange-brown with dark incomplete rings on femora I-IV and tibiae I-IV. The venter is yellowish. Total length is 8.78 mm.^[3]

References

↑ Corronca, J.A. (2002). "A taxonomic revision of the afrotropical species of Selenops Latreille, 1819 (Araneae, Selenopidae)". Zootaxa. 107: 1–35. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.107.1.1. hdl:11336/134592.
↑ "Selenops ansieae Corronca, 2002". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Selenopidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 67. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7162139. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[corronca2002-1] Corronca, J.A. (2002). "A taxonomic revision of the afrotropical species of Selenops Latreille, 1819 (Araneae, Selenopidae)". Zootaxa. 107: 1–35. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.107.1.1. hdl:11336/134592.

[wsc-2] "Selenops ansieae Corronca, 2002". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-27.

[dippenaar2020-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Selenopidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 67. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7162139. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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