Wadicosa oncka
Species of spider
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Wadicosa oncka is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is found throughout Africa and is commonly known as Oncka's Pardosa wolf spider.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Wadicosa |
| Species: | W. oncka |
| Binomial name | |
| Wadicosa oncka | |
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Distribution
Wadicosa oncka is found widely throughout Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it is recorded from Lesotho and six provinces at altitudes ranging from 7 to 2066 m. Localities include Dwesa Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape, several sites in Gauteng including Pretoria and Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve, Margate and Kosi Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, Levubu and Tshipise in Limpopo, Barberton and Sabie in Mpumalanga, and Swartberg Nature Reserve in the Western Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
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male
Conservation
Wadicosa oncka is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. It is protected in Dwesa Nature Reserve, Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve, and Swartberg Nature Reserve.[3]
