Arctosa cinerea is one of the most conspicuous wolf spider of central Europe, with a palearctic distribution and also found in Congo.[1] The spider reaches a length of 17 mm (males only 14 mm), and occurs only on sandy beaches of rivers, lakes and oceans. Its grey-brown color makes for a good camouflage, and so it is not often seen, even if it wanders around during daylight. They dig holes in the ground, which they cover with silk, or hide under rocks.

Arctosa cinerea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Arctosa
Species:
A. cinerea
Binomial name
Arctosa cinerea
Fabricius, 1777
Subspecies

Arctosa cinerea obscura (Franganillo, 1913) — Spain

Name edit

The species name cinereus is derived from Latin cinis ash, meaning "ashen".

References edit

  1. ^ "Arctosa_cinerea". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 27 July 2017.