| Africa Ctenus Tropical Wolf Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Ctenidae |
| Genus: | Africactenus |
| Species: | A. tridentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Africactenus tridentatus Hyatt, 1954 [1] | |
Africactenus tridentatus is a species of spider in the family Ctenidae. [2] It is endemic to southern Africa and is commonly known as the Africa Ctenus tropical wolf spider. [3]
Africactenus tridentatus is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa. [2] In South Africa, the species has been recorded from two provinces: the Eastern Cape (including Jeffreys Bay and Addo Elephant National Park) and Mpumalanga (White River). [3]
The species is a free-running ground dweller known from the Savanna and Fynbos biomes, at altitudes ranging from 16 to 874 m above sea level. [3]
Africactenus tridentatus is known only from males. It belongs to the genus Africactenus , which is characterized by a deep dorsal indentation on the carapace, well-developed hair tufts on the dorsum of the opisthosoma, and the absence of terminal pairs of spines on tibiae I and II. [3]
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Africactenus tridentatus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species receives protection in Addo Elephant National Park. [3]
The species was originally described by K.H. Hyatt in 1954 from Mashonaland, Zimbabwe. [1] It was later revised by Benoit in 1974. [3]
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