Allocosa umtalica
| Zimbabwe 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. umtalica
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| Binomial name | |
| Allocosa umtalica | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Allocosa umtalica is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Zimbabwe Allocosa wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Allocosa umtalica is known from Tanzania, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, it is recorded from Gauteng and Limpopo.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free running ground dweller sampled from the Grassland and Savanna Biomes at altitudes ranging from 181 to 1486 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
Allocosa umtalica is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in Blouberg Nature Reserve and Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
Allocosa umtalica was originally described by Purcell in 1903 from Zimbabwe.[1] It was revised by Roewer in 1959 and is known from both sexes.[3]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Allocosa umtalica (Purcell, 1903)". 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. 18. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.