Lycosa palliata

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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. palliata
Binomial name
Lycosa palliata
Roewer, 1960 [1]

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

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Distribution

Lycosa palliata is found in South Africa. [2] The type locality is given only as "Süd-Afrika" without specific location information. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Lycosa palliata is a free-living ground dweller that lives in open burrows. [3]

Description

Conservation

Lycosa palliata is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The status of the species remains obscure and additional sampling is needed to collect the male and to determine the species' range. [3]

Taxonomy

Lycosa palliata was described by Roewer in 1960. The species is known only from the female. [3]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 "Lycosa palliata Roewer, 1960". 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. 9. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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