Ctenus spectabilis
Species of spider
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Ctenus spectabilis is a species of spider in the family Ctenidae.[2] It occurs in eastern Africa and is commonly known as the tropical wolf spider.[3]
| Tropical Wolf Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Ctenidae |
| Genus: | Ctenus |
| Species: | C. spectabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenus spectabilis Lessert, 1921[1] | |
Distribution
Ctenus spectabilis is found in Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species is known only from the Northern Cape province at Benfontein Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller that was sampled with pitfall traps from the Grassland biome, at an altitude of 1,172 m above sea level.[3]
Description
Ctenus spectabilis is known from both sexes.[3]
Conservation
Ctenus spectabilis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in Benfontein Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Roger de Lessert in 1921 from Tanzania. It was revised by Pierre Benoit in 1979.[4]
