| Tanzania Arctosa Wolf Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Arctosa |
| Species: | A. brevispina |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctosa brevispina (Lessert, 1915) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Arctosa brevispina is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. [1] It is found in Tanzania and South Africa, and is commonly known as the Tanzania Arctosa wolf spider. [2]
Arctosa brevispina has been recorded from Tanzania and South Africa. [1] [2]
In South Africa, the species has been collected from KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo at elevations ranging from 51 to 1127 m. [2]
It is possibly under-collected and is suspected to occur in additional countries between Tanzania and South Africa. [2]
The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Savanna biome. [2]
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Arctosa brevispina is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range. It is protected in Kosi Bay Nature Reserve. [2]
Arctosa brevispina was originally described by Roger de Lessert in 1915 as Lycosa brevispina from Tanzania. [3] The male was described by Lessert in 1926. [4] Roewer revised the species in 1960. [5]
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