Biology:Allocosa aurata
| Barberton Allocosa Wolf Spider | |
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| female | |
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| female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Allocosa |
| Species: | A. aurata
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| Binomial name | |
| Allocosa aurata (Purcell, 1903)[1]
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Allocosa aurata is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Barberton Allocosa wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Allocosa aurata is known from four provinces of South Africa: Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free running ground-dweller sampled from the Savanna Biome at altitudes ranging from 563 to 1816 m.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Allocosa aurata is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in the Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Purcell in 1903 from Barberton in Mpumalanga.[1] The species was revised by Roewer in 1959 and is known only from the female.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Purcell, W.F. (1903). "New South African spiders of the families Migidae, Ctenizidae, Barychelidae, Dipluridae, and Lycosidae". Annals of the South African Museum 3: 69-142.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Allocosa aurata (Purcell, 1903)". Natural History Museum Bern. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/18840. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Lycosidae of South Africa. Version 1: part 1 (A-H). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 7. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709.
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External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q2583207 entry
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