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Platyoides pusillus
Platyoides pusillus is a species of spider in the family Trochanteriidae. It is found in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and South Africa.
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Description
Both males and females of Platyoides pusillus are known to science. The carapace is deep brown and clothed with olive-black hairs, ornamented on each side with a narrow white stripe. The chelicerae are deep brown, while the pedipalps and legs are yellowish brown. The opisthosoma is blackish above and clothed with dark olive hairs.
Range & habitat
The species has a wide distribution across southern and eastern Africa. In South Africa, Platyoides pusillus is found in four provinces: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Western Cape, at elevations ranging from 47 to 1,821 m above sea level. The species was originally described from Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 684238.