Biology:Ctenus spectabilis
| Tropical Wolf Spider | |
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LC (SANBI)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Ctenidae |
| Genus: | Ctenus |
| Species: | C. spectabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenus spectabilis Lessert, 1921[1]
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Ctenus spectabilis is a species of spider in the family Ctenidae.[2] It occurs in eastern Africa and is commonly known as the tropical wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Ctenus spectabilis is found in Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species is known only from the Northern Cape province at Benfontein Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller that was sampled with pitfall traps from the Grassland biome, at an altitude of 1,172 m above sea level.[3]
Description
Ctenus spectabilis is known from both sexes.[3]
Conservation
Ctenus spectabilis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in Benfontein Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Roger de Lessert in 1921 from Tanzania. It was revised by Pierre Benoit in 1979.[4]
References
- ↑ Lessert, R. de (1921). "Araignées du Kilimandjaro et du Merou (suite). 4. Clubionidae". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 28: 381-442.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ctenus spectabilis Lessert, 1921". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/7967. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Ctenidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 14. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6090166. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6090166. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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- ↑ Benoit, P.L.G. (1979). "Etudes sur les Ctenidae africains (Araneae) VIII. Gen. Ctenus Walck.-groupe abditus". Revue Zoologique Africaine 93 (2): 425-444.
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