Allocosa faberrima
| Kalahari Allocosa Wolf Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Allocosa |
| Species: | A. faberrima
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| Binomial name | |
| Allocosa faberrima | |
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Allocosa faberrima is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Kalahari Allocosa wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Allocosa faberrima is known from Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species is known only from the Western Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free running ground dweller sampled from the Fynbos Biome at altitudes ranging from 143 to 1850 m.[3]
Conservation
Allocosa faberrima is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide African distribution range. The species is protected in the Cederberg Wilderness Area.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Simon in 1910 from Botswana.[1] The species was revised by Roewer in 1959 and is known from both sexes.[3]
References
- ^ a b Simon, E. (1910). "Arachnoidea: Araneae (II.)". Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 16: 175–218.
- ^ a b "Allocosa faberrima (Simon, 1910)". Natural History Museum Bern. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Lycosidae of South Africa. Version 1: part 1 (A-H). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 10. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.