Trabea natalensis
| Natal Trabea wolf spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Trabea |
| Species: | T. natalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Trabea natalensis Russell-Smith, 1982[1]
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Trabea natalensis is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the Natal Trabea wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Trabea natalensis is found in Lesotho and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it is recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo at altitudes ranging from 522 to 2892 m. Localities include Pietermaritzburg, Sani Pass at various altitudes, and Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Trabea natalensis is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Grassland and Savanna biomes.[3]
Description
Conservation
Trabea natalensis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution. It is protected in Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve and Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho.[3]
Taxonomy
Trabea natalensis was described by Russell-Smith in 1982 from Pietermaritzburg. The female was first described by Russell-Smith and Logunov in 2025.[2][4]
References
- ^ Russell-Smith, A. (1982). "A revision of the genus Trabaea Simon (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 74 (1): 69–91. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1982.tb01141.x.
- ^ a b c "Trabea natalensis Russell-Smith, 1982". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d 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. 61. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324723. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Russell-Smith, T.; Logunov, D.V. (2025). "New species and new records of the wolf spider genus Trabea Simon, 1876 from South Africa (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Arachnology. 20 (1): 121–131. doi:10.13156/arac.2024.20.1.121.