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Arctosa fulvolineata

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Arctosa fulvolineata
Arctosa fulvolineata is a wolf spider species in the genus Arctosa found in Europe, Mallorca and North Africa.
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. fulvolineata
Binomial name
Arctosa fulvolineata
(Lucas, 1846)

Arctosa fulvolineata is a wolf spider species in the genus Arctosa found in Europe, Mallorca and North Africa.

Habitat

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Saltmarsh. A. fulvolineata is found under debris and stones at the top of saltmarshes, under lumps of mud and wet, tightly matted debris along the foot of the sea wall and under stones on the wet mud on the nearby marshes.[1]

Distribution

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UK

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In the UK the species is mainly confined to a few saltmarshes around the Solent and in Langstone Harbour on the south coast, and from the coasts of north Kent, Essex and Suffolk. There is also a recently confirmed record from the Taw estuary in North Devon[1]

Rest of Europe

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Elsewhere in Europe it has been recorded from France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Corsica.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Summary for Arctosa fulvolineata (Araneae)". Spider and Harvestman Recording Scheme website. Spider and Harvestman Recording Scheme. Retrieved 27 June 2014.