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Hogna transvaalica
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hogna transvaalica is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the six-spotted burrow-living wolf spider.[2]
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Distribution
Hogna transvaalica is found in Botswana and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it is known from Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the Northern Cape.[2]
Habitat and ecology
This species is a free-living ground dweller that lives in burrows that are open and not closed with a trapdoor.[2]
It has been sampled from the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 275 to 1762 m.[2]
Description
Known from both sexes, Hogna transvaalica is characterized by having three pairs of white spots on the ventral abdomen.[3]
Conservation
The species has a large geographic range and is protected in 12 protected areas.[2]
Etymology
Hogna transvaalica is named after the Transvaal, a former province of South Africa where specimens were collected.[4]
Taxonomy
Hogna transvaalica was originally described by Simon in 1898 as Lycosa transvaalica with the type locality given as "Africa australis Bechuanaland, Griqualand W., Transvaal".[4] It was later revised by Roewer in 1960.[5]
References
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