Trabea nigriceps

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Eastern Cape Trabea wolf spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Trabea
Species:
T. nigriceps
Binomial name
Trabea nigriceps

Trabea nigriceps is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Eastern Cape Trabea wolf spider.[3]

Trabea nigriceps is found in South Africa.[2]

In South Africa, it is known from the Eastern Cape at altitudes ranging from 206 to 1652 m. Localities include Alexandria, Grahamstown, Suurberg, Addo Elephant National Park, Asante Sana Private Game Reserve, and Mpofu Nature Reserve.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Trabea nigriceps is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Thicket biome. Russell-Smith (1982) observed this species running actively in open grassland on a dry hillside at Grahamstown.[3]

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