Pardosa injucunda
| Egypt Pardosa Wolf Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Pardosa |
| Species: | P. injucunda
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| Binomial name | |
| Pardosa injucunda (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876)[1]
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Pardosa injucunda is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the Egypt Pardosa wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Pardosa injucunda is found from Egypt to South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species is recorded from the provinces KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, and Northern Cape at altitudes ranging from 982 to 2785 m.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Pardosa injucunda inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes. The species is a fast running ground spider found in a variety of habitats.[3]
Description
Conservation
Pardosa injucunda is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. There are no significant threats to the species and due to its wide geographical range, it is therefore listed as being of Least Concern. The species is protected in Benfontein Game Reserve and Tswalu Game Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
Pardosa injucunda was originally described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1876 as Lycosa injucunda. The species was revised by Roewer in 1959 and is known from both sexes. Alderweireldt and Jocqué in 1992 synonymized several species with P. injucunda.[4][5][3]
References
- ^ Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1876). "Catalogue of a collection of spiders made in Egypt, with descriptions of new species and characters of a new genus". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 44 (3): 541–630. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb02595.x.
- ^ a b "Pardosa injucunda (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876)". 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. 22. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. 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: 1–518.
- ^ Alderweireldt, M.; Jocqué, R. (1992). "A review of the nebulosa-group of Pardosa Koch 1847 in Africa, a complex with some highly variable species (Araneae Lycosidae)". Tropical Zoology. 5 (1): 73–113. Bibcode:1992TrZoo...5...73A. doi:10.1080/03946975.1992.10539183.