Allocosa tuberculipalpa
| Palp Apophysis Allocosa Wolf Spider | |
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| juvenile female | |
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| juvenile female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Allocosa |
| Species: | A. tuberculipalpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Allocosa tuberculipalpa (Caporiacco, 1940)[1]
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Allocosa tuberculipalpa is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is commonly known as the palp apophysis Allocosa wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
Allocosa tuberculipalpa is known from Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species is known from the provinces Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free running ground dweller sampled from Grassland, Savanna, and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 175 to 1752 m. The species has also been sampled from citrus and grapefruit orchards.[3]
Description
Conservation
Allocosa tuberculipalpa is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in seven protected areas.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described in 1940 as Trochosa tuberculipalpus from Ethiopia.[1] The species was revised by Roewer in 1959 and is known from both sexes.[3]
References
- ^ a b Caporiacco, L. di (1940). "Aracnidi raccolte nella Reg. dei Laghi Etiopici della Fossa Galla". Atti della Reale Accademia d'Italia. 11: 767–873.
- ^ a b "Allocosa tuberculipalpus (Caporiacco, 1940)". Natural History Museum Bern. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ 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. p. 17. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709.
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