Lycosa gigantea
| Rustenburg Lycosa Wolf Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Lycosa |
| Species: | L. gigantea
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycosa gigantea | |
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Lycosa gigantea is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Rustenburg Lycosa wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Lycosa gigantea is known only from the type locality Rustenburg in the South African province North West at 1171 m altitude.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Lycosa gigantea inhabits the Savanna biome. These are free-living ground dwellers that live in open burrows.[3]
Description
Conservation
Lycosa gigantea is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The status of the species remains obscure and additional sampling is needed to collect the male and to determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
Lycosa gigantea was originally described by Roewer in 1960 as Allohogna gigantea from Rustenburg. The species has not been revised and is known only from the female.[3]
References
- ^ Roewer, C.F. (1960). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae) (Fortsetzung und Schluss)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. De Witte. 55: 519–1040.
- ^ "Lycosa gigantea (Roewer, 1960)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 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 2 (L-Z). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 6. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.