Acantholycosa levinae is a species of wolf spider only known to inhabit the Katunski Mountain Range in the Russian part of the Altai Mountains.

Acantholycosa levinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Acantholycosa
Species:
A. levinae
Binomial name
Acantholycosa levinae

This dark-coloured, long-legged spider is about 7.5 mm in length. The abdomen has lighter markings: a heart-shaped mark and two rows of spots.

References edit

  • 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.