Acantholycosa zinchenkoi
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Acantholycosa zinchenkoi is a species of wolf spider
only known from the Katun Mountain Range in the southwestern Altai Mountains of Russia
and Kazakhstan
.
This is a dark-coloured spider up to 10 mm in length. The upper side of the abdomen of the male is almost black with a reddish-brown heart-shaped marking. The underside of the abdomen is much paler. The female is generally similar to, but paler than, the male. The abdomen and legs are covered in long hairs, dense on the abdomen, sparser 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 Katun Mountain Range in the southwestern Altai Mountains of 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...
and Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
.
This is a dark-coloured spider up to 10 mm in length. The upper side of the abdomen of the male is almost black with a reddish-brown heart-shaped marking. The underside of the abdomen is much paler. The female is generally similar to, but paler than, the male. The abdomen and legs are covered in long hairs, dense on the abdomen, sparser on the legs.