Pterartoria fissivittata
| Grahamstown Pterartoria wolf spider | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Pterartoria |
| Species: | P. fissivittata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterartoria fissivittata | |
Pterartoria fissivittata is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Grahamstown Pterartoria wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Pterartoria fissivittata is found in South Africa.[2] It is known only from the type locality Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province. The species was sampled in 1899 at an altitude of 552 m.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Pterartoria fissivittata is a free-running ground dwelling spider sampled from the Thicket biome.[3]
Description
Conservation
Pterartoria fissivittata is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic purposes by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The status of the species remains obscure and additional sampling is needed to collect males and determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
Pterartoria fissivittata was described by Purcell in 1903 from Grahamstown. The species was revised by Russell-Smith and Roberts in 2017 and is known only from females.[3]
References
- ^ Purcell, W.F. (1903). "New South African spiders of the families Migidae, Ctenizidae, Barychelidae Dipluridae, and Lycosidae". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 69–142.
- ^ a b "Pterartoria fissivittata 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. 51. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.