Pokennips
genus of arachnids
Pokennips dentipes is a species of spider in the family Cyatholipidae. It is the type species of the monotypic genus Pokennips and is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Distribution
Pokennips dentipes is known only from Buffels Bay on the Cape Peninsula, where it occurs at approximately 2 m above sea level.
Habitat
The species builds small horizontal sheet webs in vegetation on densely vegetated sand dunes in the Fynbos Biome.
Description
Spiders in the genus Pokennips are small, with body length less than 3 mm. The genus is distinguished by having an opisthosoma that is nearly round when viewed laterally and bears coarse setae. The promargin of the cheliceral furrow has three teeth. In males, leg I is modified and thicker than leg II, with the femur curved and the metatarsus bearing ventral spurs.
Etymology
The species epithet dentipes is Latin meaning "toothed foot", referring to the modified male leg I which bears spurs.
Conservation
The species is known only from the type locality and was last collected prior to 1894.
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