Velvet Lynx Spider

Oxyopes flavipalpis is known from both sexes. The color appears to vary between specimens while maintaining the same epigyne shape in females, though this variation requires confirmation through taxonomic revision.

Oxyopes flavipalpis occurs in Ethiopia, Somalia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini. In South Africa, the species has been recorded from multiple provinces at altitudes ranging from 52 to 1,694 m above sea level.

The species has been found on grasses and trees across multiple biomes including Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Savanna, and Thicket biomes. The species creates irregular pinkish egg sacs on leaf surfaces and has also been found in sugar cane fields, demonstrating its adaptability to agricultural environments.