Allocosa lawrencei
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| Lawrence's Allocosa Wolf Spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Allocosa |
| Species: | A. lawrencei |
| Binomial name | |
| Allocosa lawrencei | |
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Allocosa lawrencei is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is commonly known as Lawrence's Allocosa wolf spider.[3]
Allocosa lawrencei is known from Eswatini and the South African provinces Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Northern Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Conservation
Allocosa lawrencei is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical distribution range. It is protected in more than 15 protected areas.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Reginald Frederick Lawrence, a South African zoologist who made significant contributions to arachnology.
