Allocosa algoensis
| Port Elizabeth Allocosa Wolf Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Allocosa |
| Species: | A. algoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Allocosa algoensis | |
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Allocosa algoensis is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Port Elizabeth Allocosa wolf spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Allocosa algoensis is known only from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from the Thicket Biome at 7 m above sea level.[3]
Conservation
[edit]Allocosa algoensis is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The species has a very limited known range and the status remains obscure. Additional sampling is needed to determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was originally described by Pocock in 1900 from Port Elizabeth.[1] The species has not been revised and is known from both sexes.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pocock, R.I. (1900). "Some new Arachnida from Cape Colony". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 6 (33): 316–333. doi:10.1080/00222930008678382.
- ^ a b "Allocosa algoensis (Pocock, 1900)". Natural History Museum Bern. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e 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. 6. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709.
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