The species is a ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a thick trapdoor lid. It has been recorded from the Thicket and Nama Karoobiomes.
Description
Stasimopus astutus is known from both sexes. Females reach a total body length of 35 mm.
Conservation
Stasimopus astutus is listed as Data Deficient by the South [African National Biodiversity Institute]. The species is suspected to be under-collected since trapdoor spiders are not easy to locate. Identification of the species is problematic, and more sampling is needed to determine the species' present range. There are no obvious threats to the species.
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Pocock in 1902 from Pearston. The genus has not yet been revised.