Anyphops helenae
Anyphops helenae is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae. It is endemic to South Africa.
Distribution
Anyphops helenae is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa. The species is known only from the type locality of Stompneus at St Helena Bay.Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Fynbos biome at an altitude of 109 m above sea level. These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal spiders.Description
Known only from the female. The carapace is light reddish brown, ornamented with minute black specks and larger blackish spots, with a tuft of white hairs above and overhanging the anterior median eyes. The chelicerae are the same colour as the carapace.The opisthosoma is brown above with some rather ill-defined symmetrical darker markings. The anterior legs have brown bands while the posterior ones are without bands. The anterior tibiae have 5 pairs of inferior spines.
Total length is 8 mm.