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title: "Black-Palped Wolf Spider"
description: "Pardosa nigriceps — Insetti e ragni. Pardosa nigriceps is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-palped-wolf-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-Palped Wolf Spider

> Pardosa nigriceps — Insetti e ragni. Pardosa nigriceps is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae.

- Scientific name: *Pardosa nigriceps*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 367
- Wikidata: [Q1761277](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1761277)
- iNaturalist taxon: [547273](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/547273)

## Names

- en: Black-Palped Wolf Spider
- fr: Pardose à tête noire
- nl: Graswolfspin

## Countries with the most observations

GB (61), DK (27), FR (11), SE (8), NL (7), IE (3)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardosa_nigriceps

## Photo

![Black-Palped Wolf Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-palped-wolf-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: MadMagpie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/212286456

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-palped-wolf-spider?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).