Ancylotrypa dreyeri
| Dreyer's wafer-lid trapdoor spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Cyrtaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Ancylotrypa |
| Species: | A. dreyeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa dreyeri (Hewitt, 1915)
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Ancylotrypa dreyeri, commonly known as Dreyer's wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to the Free State, South Africa.[1]
Distribution
Ancylotrypa dreyeri is a Free State endemic described from Bloemfontein. It is known from Bloemfontein, Clocolan (Mpetsane Conservation Estate), Free State National Botanical Gardens, and Amanzi Private Game Reserve, occurring at elevations between 1385 and 1599 meters above sea level.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Ground dwellers that live in silk-lined burrows made in the Grassland biome.[2]
Description
Both males and females have been described for this species.[1]
Conservation
Listed as Data Deficient on the South African Red List. The species is protected in Mpetsane Conservation Estate, Free State National Botanical Gardens in Bloemfontein, and Amanzi Private Game Reserve.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Ancylotrypa dreyeri (Hewitt, 1915)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Cyrtaucheniidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 1–37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6760048. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.