Hogna transvaalica
| Six-spotted burrow-living wolf spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Hogna |
| Species: | H. transvaalica
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| Binomial name | |
| Hogna transvaalica (Simon, 1898)
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Hogna transvaalica is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the six-spotted burrow-living wolf spider.[2]
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Distribution
Hogna transvaalica is found in Botswana and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it is known from Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the Northern Cape.[2]
Habitat and ecology
This species is a free-living ground dweller that lives in burrows that are open and not closed with a trapdoor.[2]
It has been sampled from the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 275 to 1762 m.[2]
Description
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female
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ventral view of female
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female
Known from both sexes, Hogna transvaalica is characterized by having three pairs of white spots on the ventral abdomen.[3]
Conservation
The species has a large geographic range and is protected in 12 protected areas.[2]
Etymology
Hogna transvaalica is named after the Transvaal, a former province of South Africa where specimens were collected.[4]
Taxonomy
Hogna transvaalica was originally described by Simon in 1898 as Lycosa transvaalica with the type locality given as "Africa australis Bechuanaland, Griqualand W., Transvaal".[4] It was later revised by Roewer in 1960.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Hogna transvaalica (Simon, 1898)". World Spider Catalog. 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. 69. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Roewer, C.F. (1959). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. de Witte. 55: 468, f. 260a-e.
- ^ a b Simon, E. (1898). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux des familles des Agelenidae, Pisauridae, Lycosidae et Oxyopidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 42: 26.
- ^ Roewer, C.F. (1960). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae) (Fortsetzung und Schluss)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. de Witte. 55: 1–1040.