Pterartoria caldaria

Montagu Pterartoria wolf spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Lycosidae
Genus:	Pterartoria
Species:	P. caldaria
Binomial name
	Pterartoria caldaria; Purcell, 1903
Synonyms
	Pterartoriola caldariaRoewer, 1955 ;

Last updated November 05, 2025

Pterartoria caldaria is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.^[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Montagu Pterartoria wolf spider.^[3]

Distribution

Pterartoria caldaria is found in South Africa,^[2] where has been sampled from the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 222 to 920 m. Localities include Grahamstown, Montagu from the Hot Baths, Matjiesfontein, Laingsburg, Cederberg Wilderness Area, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Seweweekspoort, and Bontebok National Park.^[3]

Habitat and ecology

Pterartoria caldaria is a free-running ground dwelling spider sampled from the Fynbos biome.^[3]

Description

Conservation

Pterartoria caldaria is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range. Threats to the species are unknown, but it is protected in Anysberg Nature Reserve, Bontebok National Park, and Cederberg Wilderness Area.^[3]

Taxonomy

Pterartoria caldaria was described by Purcell in 1903 from Montagu Baths in the Western Cape. The species was transferred to Pterartoriola by Roewer in 1955 and back to Pterartoria by Russell-Smith and Roberts in 2017, who also described the male.^[2] It 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 "Pterartoria caldaria 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. p. 48. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[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 "Pterartoria caldaria 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. p. 48. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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