Proevippa dregei
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| Eastern Cape Proevippa wolf spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Proevippa |
| Species: | P. dregei |
| Binomial name | |
| Proevippa dregei | |
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Proevippa dregei is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Eastern Cape Proevippa wolf spider.[3]
Proevippa dregei is found in South Africa.[2] It is endemic to the Eastern Cape province, where it is recorded from several localities at altitudes ranging from 30 to 1,381 m. Localities include Van Stadens River, Dunbrody, East London, Graaff-Reinet, Mountain Zebra National Park, Uitenhage, Willowmore, and Jeffrey's Bay.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Proevippa dregei is a free-running ground dwelling spider sampled from the Thicket biome.[3]
Description
The abdomen is dark brown with a paler median V-shaped mark. It is clothed in long, sub-erect dark hairs. The underside and spinnerets are pale yellow. The total length is 10.5 mm.[3]
