Hogna denisi
| Denis's burrow-living wolf spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Hogna |
| Species: | H. denisi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hogna denisi Roewer, 1959
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Hogna denisi is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Denis's burrow-living wolf spider.[2]
Distribution
Hogna denisi is known only from the Western Cape province of South Africa, with the type locality given simply as "Capland".[2]
Habitat and ecology
This species is a free-living ground dweller that lives in open burrows.[2] It has been sampled from the Fynbos biome.[2]
Description
Hogna denisi is known only from females.[2]
The cephalothorax has a rusty yellow eye field with a medially wavy band and a pale yellow marginal band. The abdomen is dorsally clay-yellow, with a slightly dark, indicated median angular long band on the anterior two-thirds that is accompanied on both sides by two strong spots on each side. Ventrally, the epigyne, sternum, and coxae are pale yellow.[3]
Conservation
The status of the species remains unclear. Additional sampling is needed to collect males and determine the full geographic range.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Hogna denisi Roewer, 1959". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Lycosidae of South Africa. Version 1: part 1 (A-H). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 60. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Roewer, C.F. (1959). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. de Witte. 55: 475, f. 265a-b.