| Leroy's Diphya Web Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Diphya |
| Species: | D. leroyorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Diphya leroyorum | |
Diphya leroyorum is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae.2 It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Leroy's Diphya web spider.3
Distribution
Diphya leroyorum is known only from Mariepskop in Mpumalanga.3
Habitat and ecology
The species was collected from forest while sifting litter.3 The species range is very small.3
Description
Known only from males.1
Conservation
Diphya leroyorum is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute for taxonomic reasons.3 More sampling is needed around Mariepskop to determine the range of the species and to collect females.3
References
References
- Omelko, M.M.; Marusik, Y.M.; Lyle, R. (2020). "A survey of Diphya Nicolet, 1849 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from South Africa". Zootaxa. 4899 (1): 259–279. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.14.
- "Diphya leroyorum Omelko, Marusik & Lyle, 2020". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Tetragnathidae of South Africa. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 7. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513261.
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