Palpimanus subarmatus
Palpimanus subarmatus is a species of spider in the family Palpimanidae. It is endemic to South Africa.
Distribution
Palpimanus subarmatus is known from two provinces in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller, collected from pitfall traps from the Savanna biome at 140 m above sea level.Description
The species is known only from the male. Colour carapace deep reddish, leg I reddish, remaining legs and pedipalps orange. Carapace with cephalic part strongly raised, its upper surface horizontal, descending almost vertically posteriorly to the thoracic striae.Posterior eye row straight to slightly recurved, laterals a little larger than the medians which are 3-4 times their own diameter apart and 1½ times as far from the laterals as from each other; median quadrangle much longer than wide and a little narrower in front than behind.
Patella I along its upper surface considerably longer than tibia, considerably enlarged and triangular, its lower surface on the inner side with a sharp blackish keel ending distally in a blunt triangular point. Body size 8.7 mm.