Lycosa singoriensis
Species of spider
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Lycosa singoriensis is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. It is commonly known as the South Russian tarantula, although it is not a true tarantula (family Theraphosidae).[1] First described by the naturalist Erich Laxmann in 1770 from material collected near Kuznetsk in Siberia, it is one of the largest spiders in Central Europe, with adult females reaching a body length of up to 31 mm in European populations and up to 40 mm in Chinese populations.[2][3][4]
| Lycosa singoriensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Lycosa |
| Species: | L. singoriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycosa singoriensis (Laxmann, 1770) | |
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The species has a wide Palearctic distribution across the Eurasian Steppe, recorded from central and eastern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China, and Korea.[1][3] It is a thermophilic, steppe-dwelling spider that burrows in open, well-drained substrates.[3]
