Evippomma squamulatum

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]

Bushy Leg Evippomma Wolf Spider
female from South Africa
male from South Africa
Scientific 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

Distribution

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

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

See also: Glossary of spider terms

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Conservation

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

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