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Dune wolf spider

Xerolycosa miniata (C. L. Koch, 1834)

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The dune wolf spider (Xerolycosa miniata) is a species in the family Lycosidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 7.6 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: China.

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Quick facts about the dune wolf spider

Weight
Not recorded
Length
4.7 mm – 7.6 mmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is the dune wolf spider?

DUNE WOLF SPIDER · LENGTH 7.6 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 7.6 mm, the recorded maximum length of the dune wolf spider is about 0.4% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What does the dune wolf spider eat, and what eats it?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the dune wolf spider

The 24 best supported of 63 on record

  1. Anaulacaspis nigra2 sources
  2. Anotylus hamatus2 sources
  3. Anotylus insecatus2 sources
  4. Anotylus sculpturatus2 sources
  5. Anthicus antherinus2 sources
  6. Argenna subnigra2 sources
  7. Asaphidion flavipes2 sources
  8. Asthenargus paganus2 sources
  9. Atheta fungicola2 sources
  10. Atheta triangulum2 sources
  11. Bathyphantes parvulus2 sources
  12. Garden Bembidion beetle Bembidion quadrimaculatum2 sources
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  1. Carpelimus punctatellus2 sources
  2. Catoplatus fabricii2 sources
  3. Centromerus sylvaticus2 sources
  4. Chlamydatus saltitans2 sources
  5. Dicymbium nigrum2 sources
  6. Diplostyla concolor2 sources
  7. Drusilla canaliculata2 sources
  8. Drymus sylvaticus2 sources
  9. Erigone dentipalpis2 sources
  10. Erigonella latifrons2 sources
  11. Hahnia nava2 sources
  12. Splendid crab-like rove beetle Ischnosoma splendidum2 sources

Recorded predators of the dune wolf spider

6 on record

  1. Bronze carabid Carabus nemoralis2 sources
  2. One-eyed centipede Lamyctes emarginatus2 sources
  3. Swamp crab spider Xysticus ulmi2 sources
  4. Carabus auratus2 sources
  5. Trochosa ruricola2 sources
  6. Xysticus acerbus2 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records

Where does the dune wolf spider live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The dune wolf spider is listed for 1 country.

China
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. China

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: WSC (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

Is the dune wolf spider endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dune wolf spider classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLycosidae
  6. genusXerolycosa
  7. SpeciesXerolycosa miniata (C. L. Koch, 1834)

Synonyms Evippa sinensis, Lycosa miniata, Pardosa sinensis, Tarentula miniata, Xerolycosa sinensis

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • slíďák červenavýCzech
  • Klit-sandjægerDanish
  • Kleine SonnenwolfspinneGerman
  • Kleiner SonnenwolfGerman
  • hietahukakkiFinnish
  • Smėlinis dykrinukasLithuanian
  • kystulveedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
  • KustwolfspinDutch
  • Pogoniec łowczakPolish
  • Ксероликоза киноварно–краснаяRussian
  • strehúnik červenkastýSlovak
  • sandjaktspindelSwedish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the dune wolf spider

Other species in the same genus Xerolycosa.

CompareDune wolf spider vs Burnt wolf spiderDune wolf spider vs Xerolycosa mongolicaDune wolf spider vs Xerolycosa sansibarinaDune wolf spider vs Xerolycosa xinjiangensis

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the dune wolf spider?

An adult dune wolf spider measures 4.7 mm – 7.6 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the dune wolf spider live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the dune wolf spider for 1 country: China. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the dune wolf spider?

The dune wolf spider (Xerolycosa miniata) belongs to the family Lycosidae in the order Araneae.

What eats the dune wolf spider?

Animals recorded preying on the dune wolf spider include bronze carabid, one-eyed centipede, swamp crab spider and carabus auratus. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Which animals does the dune wolf spider eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the dune wolf spider include anaulacaspis nigra, anotylus hamatus, anotylus insecatus and anotylus sculpturatus. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{dune_wolf_spider_2026,
  title = {Dune wolf spider (Xerolycosa miniata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dune-wolf-spider},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}