Anyphops rubicundus explained

Anyphops rubicundus is a species of flattie spider in the Selenopidae family, within the genus Anyphops.

Though initially classified by South African arachnologist Reginald Frederick Lawrence as part of the gens Selenops in 1940, it was later transferred to the genus Anyphops by Belgian arachnologist Pierre L.G. Benoit in 1968.

Distribution

This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Western Cape provinces.^[1]

Original publication (description of the spider)

• Lawrence, 1940 : The genus Selenops (Araneae) in South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum,, (text).

The species was classified as a Selenops in this publication.

Notes and References

1. Book: Dippenaar-Schoeman . A.S. . Haddad . C.R . Foord . S. . Lyle . R. . Lotz . L. . Helberg . L. . Mathebula . S. . van den Berg . A. . Marais . P. . van den berg . A.M. . Van Niekerk . E. . Jocqué . R. . First Atlas of the Spiders of South Africa (Arachnida: Araneae) . 2010 . South African National Survey of Arachnida Technical Report 2010 version 1.