Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Identification
The carapace is dark brown with gray hairs (lighter in males) and usually without distinct markings. The addomen is brown with a somewhat darker median stripe.
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Orange paturons (chelicera) and black around the the "knees" ventrally are characteristics of the species.(Jeff Hollenbeck)
Typically H. carolinensis has completely dark ventral aspect of the front 4 legs , unlike the banding seen in H. baltimoriana. H. carolinensis has a broad pale band around the dorsal carapace and the entire venter of the abdomen is black. ~ From Wolf Spiders, Nursery Web Spiders and Lynx Spiders of Canada and Alaska PART 17 FROM INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS OF CANADA.
Range
Throughout the United States.
Remarks
Considered to be the largest wolf spider in North America.
Internet References
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cumuseum.colorado.edu - Images and information.
