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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Rabidosa
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Wolf Spider - Rabidosa
Copyright © 2008 Gacko

Wolf Spider - Rabidosa
DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
September 4, 2008
Can you tell me what kind of Wolf Spider this is?

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Contributed by Gacko on 6 January, 2009 - 10:46am
Last updated 6 January, 2009 - 10:19pm

Rabidosa punctulata
This is most likely Rabidosa punctulata.

Ken, the characters for Rabidosa are in the revision linked from the Rabidosa guide page.
… Jay Barnes, 6 January, 2009 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Moved to genus page for now...
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… Ken Schneider, 6 January, 2009 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

Rabidosa spp.
This Wolf Spider belongs to the Genus Rabidosa. I can't be 100% certain as to the exact species, but in all likelihood it is Rabidosa rabida. Here's a couple images from the Guide for comparison:
… Brett Tyler, 6 January, 2009 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

 
ID -
Brett - I don't doubt your ID at all, but I'd love to hear the genus-specific features in these photos - other than the carapace markings in Pirata, I was unaware of pathognomonic markings in other wolf spider genera (other than genitalia structure of course)...
… Ken Schneider, 6 January, 2009 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

 
I had to look up
"Pathognomonic" (although I kind of had it figured out from the context) so, even if I don't have a Wolf Spider diagnosis, I'm the better for having added to my vocabulary! I thought it looked like the "Rabid" Wolf Spider, but I know that looks don't always count for much with some creatures! Thanks to both of you for your input.
… Gacko, 6 January, 2009 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

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