Trochosa urbana

O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876

Trochosa urbana is a wolf spider in the Lycosidae, first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1876. The species has been recorded across a broad geographic range spanning Central and East Africa, Madagascar, the Seychelles, and parts of the Middle East including Israel and Iran. As a member of the Trochosa, it belongs to a group of ground-dwelling, active-hunting spiders.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Trochosa urbana: /troˈko.sa urˈba.na/

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Distribution

Central Africa; Ethiopia; Madagascar (Nosy Be); Seychelles; North Africa; Israel; Iran. Records indicate a disjunct distribution across eastern Africa, Indian Ocean islands, and the Middle East.

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