Acantholycosa sterneri

Acantholycosa sterneri is a species of wolf spider found in Mongolia and southern Siberia.

Acantholycosa sterneri
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. sterneri
Binomial name
Acantholycosa sterneri
Marusik, 1993

The male of this spider is easily distinguished from congeners by its densely hairy first and second pair of legs.

References

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  • 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.