Arctosa capensis

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Karoo Arctosa Wolf Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Arctosa
Species:
A. capensis
Binomial name
Arctosa capensis
Roewer, 1960

Arctosa capensis is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. [1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Karoo Arctosa wolf spider. [2]

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Distribution

Arctosa capensis is known only from the type locality given as "Karroo-Steppe" in South Africa. [2]

Description

Conservation

Arctosa capensis is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Additional sampling is needed to determine the species' range, and the species requires redescription. [2]

Taxonomy

The species was described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1960 from the Karoo region. [3] The holotype is housed at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arctosa capensis Roewer, 1960". World Spider Catalog. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  2. 1 2 3 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. 26. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ↑ Roewer, C.F. (1960). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae) (Fortsetzung und Schluss)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. de Witte. 55: 519–1040.
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