Malaika longipes

Table Mountain Malaika Hackled Band Spider
Rare
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phyxelididae
Genus: Malaika
Species:
M. longipes
Binomial name
Malaika longipes
(Purcell, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Auximus longipes Purcell, 1904
  • Haemilla grindleyi Lawrence, 1964
  • Phyxelida grindleyi Brignoli, 1983

Malaika longipes is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Table Mountain malaika hackled band spider.

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