Acantholycosa paraplumalis
Acantholycosa paraplumalis is a species of wolf spider only known from the northern Altai Mountains, Russia.
| Acantholycosa paraplumalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Acantholycosa |
| Species: | A. paraplumalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acantholycosa paraplumalis Marusik, Azarkina & Koponen, 2003 | |
This is one of the largest spiders in the genus at up to 10.8 mm in length. It can be separated from most other Acantholycosa species by the long, dense hairs covering the abdomen and legs. It can be separated from the only similarly hairy species, A. plumalis, by details of the genitalia.
References
- Marusik, Yuri M.; Azarkina, Galina N.; Koponen, Seppo (2003). "A Survey of East Palaearctic Lycosidae (Aranei). II. Acantholycosa F. Dahl, 1908 and related new genera" (PDF). Arthropoda Selecta. 12 (2): 101–148. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
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