Allocosa aurata

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Barberton Allocosa Wolf Spider
female
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Allocosa
Species:
A. aurata
Binomial name
Allocosa aurata
(Purcell, 1903)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Lycosa aurata Purcell, 1903

Allocosa aurata is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Barberton Allocosa wolf spider.[3]

Distribution

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Allocosa aurata is known from four provinces of South Africa: Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]

Habitat and ecology

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The species is a free running ground-dweller sampled from the Savanna Biome at altitudes ranging from 563 to 1816 m.[3]

Description

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See also: Glossary of spider terms
female, ventral view

Conservation

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Allocosa aurata is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in the Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve.[3]

Taxonomy

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The species was originally described by Purcell in 1903 from Barberton in Mpumalanga.[1] The species was revised by Roewer in 1959 and is known only from the female.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b "Allocosa aurata (Purcell, 1903)". Natural History Museum Bern. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. ^ 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 1 (A-H). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 7. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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