Acantholycosa petrophila
Acantholycosa petrophila is a species of wolf spider only known from the western Sayan Mountains in Khakassia, Russia.
| Acantholycosa petrophila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Acantholycosa |
| Species: | A. petrophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Acantholycosa petrophila Marusik, Azarkina & Koponen, 2003 | |
This dark grey spider, up to 8.5 mm in length, can only be separated from its closest congener, Acantholycosa khakassica 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 2010-05-16.
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