| Table Mountain 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. promontorii |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctosa promontorii (Pocock, 1900) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Arctosa promontorii is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. [1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Table Mountain Arctosa wolf spider. [2]
Arctosa promontorii has been recorded from three provinces in South Africa at elevations ranging from 9 to 1399 m. [2] The species is known from six protected areas. [2]
The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Grassland and Fynbos biomes, as well as from vineyards. [2]
Arctosa promontorii is known only from the female, though a male has been collected but not yet described. [2]
Females are dark in colour with a carapace bearing a narrow white submarginal stripe. The abdomen is dark reddish grey above and mottled black, marked with a short paler median stripe anteriorly. The abdomen is entirely black below, with the coxae and sternum deep blackish brown. [3]
The legs are mottled with dark and paler spots, and the chelicerae are scantily clothed with yellow setae. [3]
The total length is approximately 13 mm. [3]
Arctosa promontorii is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Although the species is currently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range. [2] It has been recorded from six protected areas. [2]
The species was originally described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900 as Lycosa promontorii from Wynberg Caves in Table Mountain National Park. [3] Roewer revised the species in 1960. [4]
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