Arctosa oneili
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| Oneili Arctosa Wolf Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Arctosa |
| Species: | A. oneili |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctosa oneili (Purcell, 1903) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Arctosa oneili is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Oneili Arctosa wolf spider.[2]
Arctosa oneili has been recorded from three Cape provinces in South Africa at elevations ranging from 66 to 925 m.[2] All known specimens were collected prior to 1903.[2]
Habitat
Arctosa oneili is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Fynbos, Nama Karoo, and Thicket biomes.[2]
Description
The species is known from both sexes.[2]
The carapace is pale yellowish or reddish yellow with the surface mostly clothed with black hairs. The darker lateral bands are very lightly infuscate, while the dark marginal and light submarginal stripes are well developed.[3]
The cephalic portion of the median band is broad and parallel-sided, containing two longitudinal, infuscate, parallel stripes. The posterior end is strongly and suddenly constricted, with the thoracic portion of the band narrow and almost parallel-sided, becoming constricted posteriorly just behind the median striae.[3]
The abdomen is pale yellowish with some infuscate marks on the sides, and the underside lacks bands.[3]
