Pardosa danica

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Pardosa danica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Pardosa
Species:
P. danica
Binomial name
Pardosa danica
(Sørensen, 1904) [1]
Synonyms

Lycosa danica

Pardosa danica is a wolf spider species endemic to Mols Bjerge in Denmark. It is only known from a single specimen that was found in 1883 and currently is on display at the Copenhagen Zoological Museum. The exact site where it was found was covered in heathers, but is now covered with bushes and trees. However, significant patches of heathers remain nearby. Wolf spiders are generally quite conspicuous and the spider fauna of Mols Bjerge has been intensely studied. Its apparent disappearance is a mystery and it is considered possibly extinct. [2]

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References

  1. Sørensen, W. (1904). "Danmarks, Færøernes og Islands Edderkopper med Undtagelse af Theridierne. (Araneæ Danicæ, Faroicæ, Islandicæ, Theridiodis exceptis)" [Spiders of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Iceland with the exception of the Theridians]. Entomologiske meddelelser (in Danish). 6: 240–426.
  2. Red List of Denmark: Pardosa danica (Sørensen, 1904) Retrieved 13 July 2018.