Trabea unicolor
| Unicolor Trabea wolf spider | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Trabea |
| Species: | T. unicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Trabea unicolor | |
Trabea unicolor is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the unicolor Trabea wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Trabea unicolor is found in South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it is known from the Western Cape at altitudes ranging from 6 to 462 m. Localities include Franschoek, Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Hermanus, and De Hoop Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Trabea unicolor is a free-running ground dweller sampled in the Fynbos biome.[3]
Description
Conservation
Trabea unicolor is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. More sampling is needed to collect the female and determine the species' range. It is protected in Fernkloof Nature Reserve and De Hoop Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
Trabea unicolor was described by Purcell in 1903 from Franschoek. The species was revised by Russell-Smith (1982) and is known only from the male.[3][4]
References
- ^ 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 "Trabea unicolor Purcell, 1903". World Spider Catalog. 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. 67. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Russell-Smith, A. (1982). "A revision of the genus Trabaea Simon (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 74 (1): 69–91. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1982.tb01141.x.