Artoria lycosimorpha
| Simonstown Artoria Wolf Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Artoria |
| Species: | A. lycosimorpha
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| Binomial name | |
| Artoria lycosimorpha Strand, 1909
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Artoria lycosimorpha is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Simonstown Artoria wolf spider.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Artoria lycosimorpha is known only from the type locality at Simonstown in the Western Cape, at an elevation of 125 m.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Fynbos biome.[2]
Description
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Conservation
[edit]Artoria lycosimorpha is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The species is known only from a juvenile, and additional sampling is needed to collect adults and determine the species' range.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was described by Embrik Strand in 1909 from Simonstown.[3] Framenau (2002) regarded the species as incertae sedis.[2] The holotype is housed at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Artoria lycosimorpha Strand, 1909". World Spider Catalog. 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 1 (A-H). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 35. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709.
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- ^ Strand, E. (1909). "Spinnentiere von Südafrika und einigen Inseln gesammelt bei der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition". In von Drygalski, E. (ed.). Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1905. Vol. 10. Berlin. pp. 541–596.
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