Proevippa schreineri

Schreiner's Proevippa wolf spider
	male
	male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Lycosidae
Genus:	Proevippa
Species:	P. schreineri
Binomial name
	Proevippa schreineri; (Purcell, 1903)
Synonyms
	Anomalomma schreineriPurcell, 1903 ; Anomalomma bisinuataPurcell, 1903 ; Chaleposa bisinuataRoewer, 1955 ;

Last updated November 05, 2025

Proevippa schreineri is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.^[2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as Schreiner's Proevippa wolf spider.^[3]

Distribution

Proevippa schreineri is found in Lesotho and South Africa.^[2] In South Africa, it is sampled from the provinces Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, and Western Cape. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 7 to 2,272 m. It has been recorded from numerous localities including Addo Elephant National Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Sani Pass, Cederberg Wilderness Area, and many others.^[3]

Habitat and ecology

Proevippa schreineri is a free-running ground dwelling spider sampled from the Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna, and Thicket biomes.^[3]

Description

Conservation

Proevippa schreineri is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. There are no significant threats to the species and it is protected in more than ten protected areas.^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after S. C. Cronwright Schreiner.

Taxonomy

Proevippa schreineri was originally described by Purcell in 1903 as Anomalomma schreineri from Hanover. Purcell also described Anomalomma bisinuata in the same publication, which was later synonymized with P. schreineri by Russell-Smith in 1981.^[2] The species was revised by Russell-Smith in 1981 and is known from both sexes.^[3]

References

↑ 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.
1 2 3 "Proevippa schreineri (Purcell, 1903)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
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. pp. 43–44. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

External links

Citizen science observations for Proevippa schreineri at iNaturalist

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[purcell1903-1] 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.

[wsc-2] 1 2 3 "Proevippa schreineri (Purcell, 1903)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.

[dippenaar2021-3] 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. pp. 43–44. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[1]

[2]

[3]