Biology:Geolycosa subvittata
| Cape Geolycosa 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: | Geolycosa |
| Species: | G. subvittata
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| Binomial name | |
| Geolycosa subvittata (Pocock, 1900)
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Geolycosa subvittata is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Cape Geolycosa wolf spider.[2]
Distribution
Geolycosa subvittata is found in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces of South Africa.[2] Notable locations include Grahamstown (now Makhanda), Port Elizabeth, Table Mountain National Park, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, and several other sites in the Cape region.[2]
Habitat and ecology
This species is a ground dweller known to live in burrows.[2]
It has been sampled from the Fynbos and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 5 to 552 m.[2]
Description
Known from both sexes, Geolycosa subvittata is smaller than the related G. hectoria but has a similar dorsal color pattern. It has two yellow stripes on the abdomen. Ventrally, it bears a median longitudinal black stripe.[3]
The tibiae are not distinctly banded.[3]
Males measure 11 mm in total length, while females measure 14 mm.[3]
Conservation
The species has a large range and is protected in Table Mountain National Park and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.[2]
However, most specimens were sampled around 1900, and the species is threatened by loss of habitat.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Pocock in 1900 as Lycosa subvittata from Port Elizabeth.[3] It was later revised by Roewer in 1959.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Geolycosa subvittata (Pocock, 1900)". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/19544.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 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. 51. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Pocock, R.I. (1900). "Some new Arachnida from Cape Colony". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 6 (33): 327. doi:10.1080/00222930008678382.
- ↑ Roewer, C.F. (1959). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. de Witte 55: 386, f. 216a-d.
Wikidata ☰ Q2112524 entry
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