Acantholycosa logunovi
Encyclopedia
Acantholycosa logunovi is a species of wolf spider
only known from the Altai Mountains in Russia
.
This species has a body length of up to 9.5 mm. The male is dark brown and covered with whitish hairs. The female is brown with a pale stripe down the middle of the carapace
and a pattern of pale rings and spots on the legs.
Wolf spider
Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae, from the Ancient Greek word "" meaning "wolf". They are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short...
only known from the Altai Mountains in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
This species has a body length of up to 9.5 mm. The male is dark brown and covered with whitish hairs. The female is brown with a pale stripe down the middle of the carapace
Carapace
A carapace is a dorsal section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tortoises, the underside is called the plastron.-Crustaceans:In crustaceans, the...
and a pattern of pale rings and spots on the legs.