Hippasosa dewinterae
| Dewinter's Hippasosa Burrowing Wolf Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Hippasosa |
| Species: | H. dewinterae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hippasosa dewinterae (Alderweireldt, 1996)[1]
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Hippasosa dewinterae is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as Dewinter's Hippasosa burrowing wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Hippasosa dewinterae is found in Malawi, Namibia, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, it is presently known only from Limpopo at 840 m altitude and is possibly undersampled.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Hippasosa dewinterae inhabits the Savanna biome. These are free running ground spiders that live in burrows.[3]
Description
Conservation
Hippasosa dewinterae is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Due to its wide range in Africa, it is listed as being of Least Concern. There are no known threats, but additional sampling is needed to determine the distribution range in South Africa.[3]
Taxonomy
Hippasosa dewinterae was originally described by Alderweireldt in 1996 as Ocyale dewinterae from Malawi. The species is known from both sexes.[3] In 2022, Sherwood transferred the species to the genus Hippasosa.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b Alderweireldt, M. (1996). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Ocyale Audouin, 1826 in Africa (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Journal of Natural History. 30 (9): 1349–1365. Bibcode:1996JNatH..30.1349A. doi:10.1080/00222939600771261.
- ^ a b "Hippasosa dewinterae (Alderweireldt, 1996)". 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. 15. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Sherwood, D. (2022). "On the taxonomic and nomenclatural status of Ocyale Audouin, 1826 (Araneae: Pisauridae) and Hippasosa Roewer, 1960 (Araneae: Lycosidae), with notes on some other taxa". Arachnology. 19 (2): 582–584. doi:10.13156/arac.2022.19.2.582.