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Stasimopus coronatus
Stasimopus coronatus is a species of spider in the family Stasimopidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Kroonstad cork-lid trapdoor spider.
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Description
Stasimopus coronatus is known only from the female. The carapace and appendages are dark castaneous. The opisthosoma is pale above, only infuscated mesially behind, and dorsally over a narrow median area. There is a patch of red spinules on the anterior surface of patella IV extending over about 1/4 of the length of the anterior surface. Tibia I is very slightly shorter than metatarsus I. Total length is 37 mm.
Range & habitat
Stasimopus coronatus is found in four provinces of South Africa: Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, and North West. Notable locations include Kroonstad, Kloofendal Nature Reserve, Ellisras (Lephalale), and Mafeking, at altitudes ranging from 1,289 to 1,797 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species is a ground dweller that lives in a silk-lined burrow closed with a round cork-lid trapdoor. It has been sampled in the Grassland and Savanna biomes.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
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 690928.