Arctosa brevispina

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Tanzania Arctosa Wolf Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Arctosa
Species:
A. brevispina
Binomial name
Arctosa brevispina
(Lessert, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycosa brevispina Lessert, 1915

Arctosa brevispina is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania and South Africa, and is commonly known as the Tanzania Arctosa wolf spider.[2]

Arctosa brevispina has been recorded from Tanzania and South Africa.[1][2]

In South Africa, the species has been collected from KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo at elevations ranging from 51 to 1127 m.[2]

It is possibly under-collected and is suspected to occur in additional countries between Tanzania and South Africa.[2]

Habitat

The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Savanna biome.[2]

Description

Conservation

Taxonomy

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