Trabea ornatipalpis
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| Fancy palp Trabea wolf spider | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Trabea |
| Species: | T. ornatipalpis |
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| Trabea ornatipalpis Russell-Smith, 1982[1] | |
Trabea ornatipalpis is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the fancy palp Trabea wolf spider.[3]
Trabea ornatipalpis is found in South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it is recorded from six provinces at altitudes ranging from 6 to 1703 m. Localities include Table Mountain National Park in the Western Cape, Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal, Hogsback in the Eastern Cape, Irene in Gauteng, Ben Lavin Nature Reserve in Limpopo, Hopetown and Benfontein Nature Reserve in the Northern Cape, and Cederberg Wilderness Area.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
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