Pardosa nigriceps

Pardosa nigriceps is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae.^[1] This European spider is common on heaths and open spaces where there is low vegetation and bushes.^[2] The males have characteristically black palps due to a thick covering of hair.^[2] Males are 4-5mm in size the females are bigger at 5-7mm with a larger abdomen.^[2]

Pardosa nigriceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Lycosidae
Genus:	Pardosa
Species:	P. nigriceps
Binomial name
Pardosa nigriceps Thorell, 1856

See also

• A list of other Pardosa species