Pterartoria arbuscula
| Hanover's Pterartoria wolf spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Pterartoria |
| Species: | P. arbuscula
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterartoria arbuscula | |
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Pterartoria arbuscula is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Hanover's Pterartoria wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Pterartoria arbuscula is found in South Africa.[2] It is known from the provinces Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, and Northern Cape. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 565 to 1,415 m. Localities include Grahamstown, Lydenburg, and Hanover.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Pterartoria arbuscula is a free-running ground dwelling spider sampled from the Grassland biome.[3]
Description
Conservation
Pterartoria arbuscula is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide range. There are no known threats to the species, though additional sampling is needed to determine its full range.[3]
Taxonomy
Pterartoria arbuscula was originally described by Purcell in 1903 as Lycosa arbuscula from Hanover in the Northern Cape. The species was reviewed by Roewer in 1959 and revised by Russell-Smith and Roberts in 2017. It is known from both sexes.[3]
References
- ^ Purcell, W.F. (1903). "New Arachnida collected by Mr. S. C. Cronwright Schreiner at Hanover, Cape Colony". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 13–42.
- ^ a b "Pterartoria arbuscula (Purcell, 1903)". 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. 47. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.