Trochosa albipilosa
| Port Elizabeth Trochosa wolf spider | |
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| female | |
| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Trochosa |
| Species: | T. albipilosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochosa albipilosa | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Trochosa albipilosa is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Port Elizabeth Trochosa wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Trochosa albipilosa is found in South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it is known only from the type locality of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape at 7 m altitude.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Trochosa albipilosa is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Fynbos biome.[3]
Description
Conservation
Trochosa albipilosa is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The status of the species remains obscure. More sampling is needed to collect the male and to determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
Trochosa albipilosa was described by Roewer in 1960 as Trochosina albipilosa from Port Elizabeth. The species has not been revised and is known only from the female.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c "Trochosa albipilosa (Roewer, 1960)". 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. 72. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.