Lycosa gigantea
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| Rustenburg Lycosa Wolf Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Lycosa |
| Species: | L. gigantea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycosa gigantea | |
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Lycosa gigantea is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Rustenburg Lycosa wolf spider.[3]
Lycosa gigantea is known only from the type locality Rustenburg in the South African province North West at 1171 m altitude.[3]