Copa kei

Kei ground lycosiform sac spider
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Corinnidae
Genus:	Copa
Species:	C. kei
Binomial name
Copa kei Haddad, 2013
Cope kei shown as yellow triangles. Copa flavoplumosa shown as black circles.

Copa kei is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.¹ The species is endemic to eastern South Africa. The species epithet is named after Kei Mouth.²³

Copa kei is endemic to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa.⁴

Notable locations include Dwesa Nature Reserve, Cwebe Nature Reserve, Hogsback, Kei Mouth, and Karkloof Nature Reserve.⁴

Copa kei is a free-living ground-dweller mainly found in the leaf litter layer of Afromontane and coastal forests, where it has been recorded at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1,505 m above sea level.⁴

The species inhabits Forest, Savanna, and Thicket biomes.⁴

Copa kei is known from both sexes.⁴ Like other members of its genus, it is a medium-sized spider that closely resembles wolf spiders (Lycosidae) in general appearance and is well camouflaged.⁴

Copa kei is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.⁴ Although threatened by habitat loss for urbanization and agricultural activities in parts of its range, it is well protected in several areas.⁴ The species is recorded from three protected areas.⁴