Pardosa lycosina

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Dunbrody Pardosa Wolf Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Pardosa
Species:
P. lycosina
Binomial name
Pardosa lycosina
Purcell, 1903 [1]

Pardosa lycosina is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Dunbrody Pardosa wolf spider. [3]

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Distribution

Pardosa lycosina is found in South Africa. [2] In South Africa, the species is recorded from the provinces Eastern Cape and Western Cape at altitudes ranging from 60 to 175 m. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Pardosa lycosina inhabits the Fynbos and Thicket biomes. The species is a fast running ground spider found in a variety of habitats. [3]

Description

Conservation

Pardosa lycosina 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. The species could be threatened by loss due to farming activities in the three localities. [3]

Taxonomy

Pardosa lycosina was described by Purcell in 1903 from Dunbrody. The species was revised by Roewer in 1959 and is known only from the female. [4] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Purcell, W.F. (1903). "New South African spiders of the families Migidae, Ctenizidae, Barychelidae Dipluridae, and Lycosidae". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 69–142.
  2. 1 2 "Pardosa lycosina Purcell, 1903". 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. 24. 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. (1959). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. De Witte. 55: 1–518.
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