Evippomma squamulatum

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Bushy Leg Evippomma Wolf Spider
female from South Africa
male from South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Evippomma
Species:
E. squamulatum
Binomial name
Evippomma squamulatum
(Simon, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Evippa squamulata Simon, 1898
  • Evippa cristata Simon, 1910
  • Evippa relicta Lawrence, 1927
  • Proevippa ovambica Lawrence, 1927
  • Evippa differta Lawrence, 1952
  • Evippomma cristata Roewer, 1955
  • Evippomma cristatum Roewer, 1959

Evippomma squamulatum is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It occurs in southern African countries and is commonly known as the bushy leg Evippomma wolf spider.[2]

Distribution

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Evippomma squamulatum has been recorded from Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[1] In South Africa, the species has a wide distribution across all nine provinces at elevations ranging from 15 to 1816 m.[2]

Habitat

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female with egg sac
female with egg sac

The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from a very wide range of biomes, including all floral biomes except the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Desert biomes.[2]

It has also been sampled from pistachio orchards.[2]

Description

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See also: Glossary of spider terms
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Conservation

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Evippomma squamulatum is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[2] The species is protected in more than ten protected areas.[2]

Taxonomy

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The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1898 as Evippa squamulata from Weenen, South Africa.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Evippomma squamulatum (Simon, 1898)". World Spider Catalog. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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. pp. 40–41. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ^ Simon, E. (1898). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux des familles des Agelenidae, Pisauridae, Lycosidae et Oxyopidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 42: 5–34.