Schizocosa darlingi

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Zimbabwe Schizosa wolf spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Schizocosa
Species:
S. darlingi
Binomial name
Schizocosa darlingi
(Pocock, 1898)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Lycosa darlingii Pocock, 1898
  • Avicosa darlingi Roewer, 1955

Schizocosa darlingi is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the Zimbabwe Schizosa wolf spider.[3]

Schizocosa darlingi is found in Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[2]

In South Africa, it is recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. Notable locations include Hluhluwe Nature Reserve and Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal, and Rust de Winter in Limpopo.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Schizocosa darlingi is a free-running ground dweller. The species inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 119 to 1189 m.[3] It has also been sampled from cotton fields.[3]

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