Evippomma squamulatum

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Bushy Leg Evippomma Wolf Spider
female from South Africa
male from South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Evippomma
Species:
E. squamulatum
Binomial name
Evippomma squamulatum
(Simon, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Evippa squamulata Simon, 1898
  • Evippa cristata Simon, 1910
  • Evippa relicta Lawrence, 1927
  • Proevippa ovambica Lawrence, 1927
  • Evippa differta Lawrence, 1952
  • Evippomma cristata Roewer, 1955
  • Evippomma cristatum Roewer, 1959

Evippomma squamulatum is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It occurs in southern African countries and is commonly known as the bushy leg Evippomma wolf spider.[2]

Evippomma squamulatum has been recorded from Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[1] In South Africa, the species has a wide distribution across all nine provinces at elevations ranging from 15 to 1816 m.[2]

Habitat

female with egg sac
female with egg sac

The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from a very wide range of biomes, including all floral biomes except the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Desert biomes.[2]

It has also been sampled from pistachio orchards.[2]

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