Foveosa foveolata
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| Pale Tip Leg Foveosa Wolf Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Foveosa |
| Species: | F. foveolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Foveosa foveolata (Purcell, 1903) | |
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Foveosa foveolata is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It occurs in Central, East, and Southern Africa and is commonly known as the pale tip leg Foveosa wolf spider.[2]
Foveosa foveolata has a wide distribution throughout Central, East, and Southern Africa.[1] It is found from South Africa to Ethiopia in the northeast and Equatorial Guinea in the west.[3] In South Africa, the species is known from seven provinces at elevations ranging from 5 to 2985 m, including more than ten protected areas.[2]
Habitat
Description
Conservation
Foveosa foveolata is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[2] The species is known from more than ten protected areas in South Africa.[2]
