Allocosa umtalica

Allocosa umtalica is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. It is commonly known as the Zimbabwe Allocosa wolf spider.

Distribution

Allocosa umtalica is known from Tanzania, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
In South Africa, it is recorded from Gauteng and Limpopo.

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free running ground dweller sampled from the Grassland and Savanna Biomes at altitudes ranging from 181 to 1486 m.

Conservation

Allocosa umtalica is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in Blouberg Nature Reserve and Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve.

Taxonomy

Allocosa umtalica was originally described by Purcell in 1903 from Zimbabwe. It was revised by Roewer in 1959 and is known from both sexes.