Ctenus spectabilis is a species of spider in the family Ctenidae. It occurs in eastern Africa and is commonly known as the tropical wolf spider.
Distribution Ctenus spectabilis is found in Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa. In South Africa, the species is known only from the Northern Cape province at Benfontein Nature Reserve.
Habitat and ecology The species is a free-living ground dweller that was sampled with pitfall traps from the Grassland biome, at an altitude of 1,172 m above sea level.
Description
Ctenus spectabilis is known from both sexes.
Conservation Ctenus spectabilis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in Benfontein Nature Reserve.
Taxonomy The species was originally described by Roger de Lessert in 1921 from Tanzania. It was revised by Pierre Benoit in 1979.
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