{{Short description|Species of spider}} {{Speciesbox | name = Eastern Cape Anyphops Flat Spider | image = | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | status = LC | status_system = SANBI | taxon = Anyphops atomarius | authority = (Simon, 1887)<ref name="simon1887" /> | synonyms = {{Species list |Selenops subradiatus|Strand, 1906 }} }}
'''''Anyphops atomarius''''' is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.<ref name="wsc" /> It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the '''Eastern Cape Anyphops flat spider'''.<ref name="dippenaar2020" /> This species serves as the type species for the genus ''Anyphops''.<ref name="wsc" />
==Distribution== ''Anyphops atomarius'' is found in South Africa.<ref name="wsc" /> The species occurs in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces, including localities such as Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth, Steytlerville, Alicedale, and Cape Town, at altitudes ranging from 7 to 552 m above sea level.<ref name="dippenaar2020" />
==Habitat and ecology== The species inhabits the Fynbos and Thicket biomes.<ref name="dippenaar2020" /> These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground dwellers.<ref name="dippenaar2020" />
==Description== {{see also|Glossary of spider terms}}
The species is known from both sexes.<ref name="dippenaar2020" /> The legs have distinct bands. Anterior tibiae have 5 inferior pairs of spines, tibia II has 1 posterior lateral spine in addition, and anterior metatarsi have 3 inferior pairs of spines. Total length is 8 mm.<ref name="dippenaar2020" />
==Conservation== ''Anyphops atomarius'' is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographic range.<ref name="dippenaar2020" /> There are no known threats to the species.<ref name="dippenaar2020" />
==Taxonomy== The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1887 as ''Selenops atomarius'' from Port Elizabeth.<ref name="simon1887" /> It was transferred to the genus ''Anyphops'' by Benoit in 1968 and serves as the type species for the genus.<ref name="dippenaar2020" /> ''Selenops subradiatus'' <small>Strand, 1906</small> was later synonymized with this species by Roewer in 1955.<ref name="wsc" />
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="wsc">{{cite web | url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/33946 | title=Anyphops atomarius (Simon, 1887) | publisher=World Spider Catalog | accessdate=2025-09-27}}</ref> <ref name="dippenaar2020">{{cite book | last1=Dippenaar-Schoeman | first1=A.S. | last2=Haddad | first2=C.R. | last3=Foord | first3=S.H. | last4=Lotz | first4=L.N. | year=2020 | title=The Selenopidae of South Africa. Version 1 | publisher=South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide | pages=9 | doi=10.5281/zenodo.7162139}}{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4}}</ref> <ref name="simon1887">{{cite journal | last=Simon | first=E. | year=1887 | title=Espèces et genres nouveaux de la famille des Sparassidae | journal=Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France | volume=12 | pages=466 | doi=}}</ref> }}
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atomarius Category:Endemic spiders of South Africa Category:Spiders described in 1887 Category:Taxa named by Eugène Simon