Idiops microps

Idiops microps is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae. It is endemic to South Africa.

Distribution

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.

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Thicket biome. It lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a trapdoor.

Description

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.

Conservation

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.

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by John Hewitt in 1913 as Acanthodon microps from Grahamstown. The species has not been revised.