A new species of Stasimopus from the Eastern Cape Province of

South Africa (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Ctenizidae), with notes

on its natural history

BRENT E. HENDRIXSON & JASON E. BOND

East Carolina University, Department of Biology, Howell Science Complex N211, Greenville, NC 27858 USA

beh0701@mail.ecu.edu; bondja@mail.ecu.edu

Abstract

A new species of ctenizid trapdoor spider is described, Stasimopus mandelai sp. nov., from the

Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This species occurs syntopically with S. schoenlandi

Pocock and a number of other mygalomorph spiders at the Great Fish River Nature Reserve. Illustrations,

photographs, and additional notes on burrow architecture and general natural history are

provided.

Key words: trapdoor spiders, Ctenizidae, Stasimopus, new species, taxonomy, South Africa