''Pardosa nigriceps'' is a species of wolf spider in the family
Lycosidae.
This European spider is common on heaths and open spaces where there is low vegetation and bushes.
The males have characteristically black
palps due to a thick covering of hair.
Males are 4-5mm in size the females are bigger at 5-7mm with a larger
abdomen
The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso. ...
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See also
* A list of other
Pardosa species
References
External links
* British Arachnological Society: http://www.britishspiders.org.uk/nbn.php?spn=414
nigriceps
Spiders of Europe
Spiders described in 1856
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