Biology:Trabea rubriceps
| Big eyed Trabea 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: | Trabea |
| Species: | T. rubriceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Trabea rubriceps Lawrence, 1952[1]
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Trabea rubriceps is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the big eyed Trabea wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Trabea rubriceps is found in Lesotho and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it was sampled from four provinces at altitudes ranging from 15 to 2584 m. Localities include Pietermaritzburg and Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal, various sites in the Eastern Cape, Clocolan in the Free State, and several protected areas in the Western Cape including Table Mountain National Park, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Karoo National Park, and Bontebok National Park.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Trabea rubriceps is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes.[3]
Description
Conservation
Trabea rubriceps is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Although known only from the female, it has a wide geographical range. It is protected in more than 8 protected areas.[3]
Taxonomy
Trabea rubriceps was described by Lawrence in 1952 from Pietermaritzburg. The species was revised by Russell-Smith (1982). The male was first described by Russell-Smith and Logunov in 2025.[2][4]
References
- ↑ Lawrence, R.F. (1952). "New spiders from the eastern half of South Africa". Annals of the Natal Museum 12: 183-226.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Trabea rubriceps Lawrence, 1952". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/20962. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Lycosidae of South Africa. Version 1: part 2 (L-Z). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 66. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723.
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- ↑ Russell-Smith, T.; Logunov, D.V. (2025). "New species and new records of the wolf spider genus Trabea Simon, 1876 from South Africa (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Arachnology 20 (1): 121-131. doi:10.13156/arac.2024.20.1.121.
Wikidata ☰ Q2170102 entry
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