Biology:Arctosa capensis
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Short description: Species of spider
| Karoo Arctosa Wolf Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Arctosa |
| Species: | A. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctosa capensis Roewer, 1960
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Arctosa capensis is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Karoo Arctosa wolf spider.[2]
Distribution
Arctosa capensis is known only from the type locality given as "Karroo-Steppe" in South Africa.[2]
Description
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Conservation
Arctosa capensis is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Additional sampling is needed to determine the species' range, and the species requires redescription.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1960 from the Karoo region.[3] The holotype is housed at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arctosa capensis Roewer, 1960". World Spider Catalog. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/19191. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. 26. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709.
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- ↑ Roewer, C.F. (1960). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae) (Fortsetzung und Schluss)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. de Witte 55: 519–1040.
Wikidata ☰ Q4184822 entry
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