Amblyothele ecologica
| Roodeplaat Amblyothele Wolf Spider | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Amblyothele |
| Species: | A. ecologica
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblyothele ecologica | |
Amblyothele ecologica is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Roodeplaat Amblyothele wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Amblyothele ecologica is known from the South African provinces Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free running ground dweller in Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 227 to 1559 m. It has also been sampled from tomato fields.[3]
Description
Conservation
Amblyothele ecologica is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in the Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, and Ben Lavin Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Russell-Smith, Jocqué and Alderweireldt in 2009 from Roodeplaat in Gauteng.[1] It is known only from the female.[3]
References
- ^ a b Russell-Smith, A.; Jocqué, R.; Alderweireldt, M. (2009). "A revision of the African wolf spider genus Amblyothele Simon (Araneae, Lycosidae, Piratinae)". ZooKeys (16): 149–180. doi:10.3897/zookeys.16.233.
- ^ "Amblyothele ecologica Russell-Smith, Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2009". Natural History Museum Bern. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e 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. 21. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.