Hippasa australis
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| African funnel-web wolf spider | |
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| female with egg sac | |
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| female with egg sac | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Hippasa |
| Species: | H. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippasa australis Lawrence, 1927 | |
Hippasa australis is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It is found in several southern African countries and is commonly known as the African funnel-web wolf spider.[2]
Hippasa australis is found in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it occurs in Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces, with numerous recorded localities.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Conservation
The species has a very large range and is protected in more than ten protected areas across southern Africa. There are no significant threats to the species.[2]
