Hippasa australis is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1] It is found in several southern African countries and is commonly known as the African funnel-web wolf spider.[2]
| African funnel-web wolf spider | |
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| female with egg sac | |
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| female with egg sac | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Hippasa |
| Species: | H. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippasa australis Lawrence, 1927 | |
Distribution
editHippasa australis is found in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it occurs in Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces, with numerous recorded localities.[2]
Habitat and ecology
editDescription
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Conservation
editThe species has a very large range and is protected in more than ten protected areas across southern Africa. There are no significant threats to the species.[2]
Taxonomy
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Hippasa australis Lawrence, 1927". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. pp. 53–54. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324709.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ Lawrence, R.F. (1927). "Contributions to a knowledge of the fauna of South-West Africa V. Arachnida". Annals of the South African Museum. 25 (1): 47, pl. 2, f. 35.
- ↑ Alderweireldt, M.; Jocqué, R. (2005). "A taxonomic review of the Afrotropical representatives of the genus Hippasa (Araneae, Lycosidae)". Journal of Afrotropical Zoology. 2: 53, f. 18-21.
