Explanation of Names
Named after palearctic genus
Pisaura. That genus is likely named after the Pisaurus River (now the Foglia), or Pesaro region of Italy (Wikipedia:
Marche region,
Pesaro).
Identification
Often large spiders, similar to wolf spiders (Lycosidae). Note the following:
typically rest with legs flattened on substrate
carry their egg sacs by means of their
jaws and
pedipalps (instead of attaching them to their
spinnerets)
all eight eyes are approximately the same size, as opposed to wolf spiders (Lycosidae), where two eyes are more prominent
Arrangement of eyes in
Dolomedes and
Pisaurina:
Remarks
Spiders of the Eastern US by Howell and Jenkins states that Pisauridae contains three genera and thirteen species. We found those thirteen species in the World Spider Catalog and made guide pages for all those that were missing.
