Mongolicosa gobiensis
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Mongolicosa gobiensis is a species of wolf spider
only known from a single female collected in Khürmen district
, Ömnögovi Province
, Mongolia
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This spider, 6.8 mm in length, has a blackish-brown carapace
and a dark grey, sparsely hairy abdomen. The legs have pale banding.
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 a single female collected in Khürmen district
Khürmen, Ömnögovi
Khürmen is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....
, Ömnögovi Province
Ömnögovi Province
Ömnögovi is an aimag of Mongolia, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert. Ömnögovi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad....
, Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
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This spider, 6.8 mm in length, has a blackish-brown 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 dark grey, sparsely hairy abdomen. The legs have pale banding.