Anyphops bechuanicus
Anyphops bechuanicus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae. It is endemic to South Africa.
Distribution
Anyphops bechuanicus is found in South Africa. The species occurs in KwaZulu-Natal and North West provinces, at altitudes ranging from 71 to 1218 m above sea level.Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Savanna and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biomes. These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground dwellers.Description
A. bechuanicus is known from both sexes. The carapace is yellow-brown, narrowly bordered with black and variegated with symmetrical brown markings, with an oval patch on each side of the thoracic striae. The mouthparts are light yellow-brown, with a narrow inner and outer dark stripe on their anterior surfaces.The opisthosoma is yellow-brown with indistinct symmetrical markings. The legs have distinct dark bands, those of the femora mottled and irregular, and those of the tibiae clearly defined. Tibia I and II have 5, metatarsus I and II have 3 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 9.5 mm.