Evippomma squamulatum

Evippomma squamulatum is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. It occurs in southern African countries and is commonly known as the bushy leg Evippomma wolf spider.

Distribution

Evippomma squamulatum has been recorded from Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. In South Africa, the species has a wide distribution across all nine provinces at elevations ranging from 15 to 1816 m.

Habitat

The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from a very wide range of biomes, including all floral biomes except the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Desert biomes.
It has also been sampled from pistachio orchards.

Conservation

Evippomma squamulatum is listed as Least Concern by the South [African National Biodiversity Institute] due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in more than ten protected areas.

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1898 as Evippa squamulata from Weenen, South Africa.