| Denis's burrow-living wolf spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Hogna |
| Species: | H. denisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hogna denisi Roewer, 1959 | |
Hogna denisi is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. [1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Denis's burrow-living wolf spider. [2]
Hogna denisi is known only from the Western Cape province of South Africa, with the type locality given simply as "Capland". [2]
This species is a free-living ground dweller that lives in open burrows. [2] It has been sampled from the Fynbos biome. [2]
Hogna denisi is known only from females. [2]
The cephalothorax has a rusty yellow eye field with a medially wavy band and a pale yellow marginal band. The abdomen is dorsally clay-yellow, with a slightly dark, indicated median angular long band on the anterior two-thirds that is accompanied on both sides by two strong spots on each side. Ventrally, the epigyne, sternum, and coxae are pale yellow. [3]
The status of the species remains unclear. Additional sampling is needed to collect males and determine the full geographic range. [2]
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