Lycosa pachana

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East African Lycosa Wolf Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Lycosa
Species:
L. pachana
Binomial name
Lycosa pachana
Pocock, 1898 [1]

Lycosa pachana is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. [2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the East African Lycosa wolf spider. [3]

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Distribution

Lycosa pachana is found in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. [2]

The species was originally described from Karagesi, Malawi. In South Africa, it is recorded from the four provinces Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and North West at altitudes ranging from 17 to 1698 m. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Lycosa pachana inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes. These are ground dwellers that live in open burrows. [3]

Description

Conservation

Lycosa pachana is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. There are no significant threats to the species and due to its wide geographical range, it is therefore listed as being of Least Concern. Additional sampling is needed to collect the male. [3]

Taxonomy

Lycosa pachana was originally described by Pocock in 1898. The species was revised by Roewer in 1960 and is known only from the female. [4] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Pocock, R.I. (1898). "On the Arachnida taken in the Transvaal and in Nyasaland by Mr W. L. Distant and Dr Percy Rendall". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 1 (4): 308–321. doi:10.1080/00222939808677978.
  2. 1 2 "Lycosa pachana Pocock, 1898". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Lycosidae of South Africa. Version 1: part 2 (L-Z). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 8. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ 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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