Allocosa gracilitarsis
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| Polokwane Allocosa Wolf Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Allocosa |
| Species: | A. gracilitarsis |
| Binomial name | |
| Allocosa gracilitarsis | |
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Allocosa gracilitarsis is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Polokwane Allocosa wolf spider.[3]
Allocosa gracilitarsis is known from Namibia and South Africa. In South Africa, the species is known from the five provinces Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Northern Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Grassland, Nama Karoo, and Savanna Biomes at altitudes ranging from 1096 to 1762 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
Allocosa gracilitarsis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical distribution range. The species is protected in the Tsolwana Nature Reserve and Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve.[3]
