| Kalahari Allocosa Wolf Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Allocosa |
| Species: | A. faberrima |
| Binomial name | |
| Allocosa faberrima | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Allocosa faberrima is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. [2] It is commonly known as the Kalahari Allocosa wolf spider. [3]
Allocosa faberrima is known from Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa. [3]
In South Africa, the species is known only from the Western Cape. [3]
The species is a free running ground dweller sampled from the Fynbos Biome at altitudes ranging from 143 to 1850 m. [3]
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Allocosa faberrima is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide African distribution range. The species is protected in the Cederberg Wilderness Area. [3]
The species was originally described by Simon in 1910 from Botswana. [1] The species was revised by Roewer in 1959 and is known from both sexes. [3]
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