Trochosa spinipalpis
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| Trochosa spinipalpis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Trochosa |
| Species: | T. spinipalpis |
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| Trochosa spinipalpis (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge), 1895)[1] | |
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Trochosa spinipalpis is a specialised species of Palearctic,[1] wolf spider which is restricted to bogs and other wetlands.
The male is 6–8 mm long while females measure 9–12 mm in length. The prosoma has an obvious, yellowish median band with dark lateral bands. Two longish, dark oval stripes in anterior half of the bright median band. The opisthosoma is dark reddish brown with dark with an indistinct cardiac mark.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Distribution
Palearctic but more northerly in regions where suitable wetlands exist, e.g. in Europe north of the Mediterranean zone.[3] In Great Britain it has a very scattered distribution and is widespread but localised.[2]