Trabea rubriceps
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| Big eyed Trabea wolf spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Trabea |
| Species: | T. rubriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Trabea rubriceps | |
Trabea rubriceps is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the big eyed Trabea wolf spider.[3]
Trabea rubriceps is found in Lesotho and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it was sampled from four provinces at altitudes ranging from 15 to 2584 m. Localities include Pietermaritzburg and Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal, various sites in the Eastern Cape, Clocolan in the Free State, and several protected areas in the Western Cape including Table Mountain National Park, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Karoo National Park, and Bontebok National Park.[3]
