Pterartoria confusa
| Kamieskroon Pterartoria wolf spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Pterartoria |
| Species: | P. confusa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterartoria confusa Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017[1]
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Pterartoria confusa is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Kamieskroon Pterartoria wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Pterartoria confusa is found in South Africa.[2] It is presently known from the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 134 to 1,530 m and is abundant in the Cederberg Wilderness Area..[3]
Habitat and ecology
Pterartoria confusa is a ground dwelling spider sampled from fynbos vegetation, with a single specimen collected in a vineyard.[3]
Description
Conservation
Pterartoria confusa is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range. There are no known threats to the species and it is protected in the Cederberg Wilderness Area and Anysberg Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
Pterartoria confusa was described by Russell-Smith and Roberts in 2017 from Kamieskroon. The species is known from both sexes.[3]
References
- ^ Russell-Smith, A.; Roberts, M.J. (2017). "A revision of the African wolf spider genus Pterartoria Purcell, 1903 (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Arachnology. 17 (6): 257–276. doi:10.13156/arac.2017.17.6.257.
- ^ a b "Pterartoria confusa Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017". 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. 50. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.