Genus Pardosa - Thinlegged Wolf Spiders

Classification · Identification · Internet References

Arctosa ( cinerea ? ) - Pardosa lapidicina - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders)

Genus Pardosa (Thinlegged Wolf Spiders)

Identification

Spiders in the Pardosa genus have a subvertical/converging face as shown below.

Lycosa-like genera including Hogna, Schizocosa, Trochosa etc. have a convex face as shown below.

Info. provided by Rod Crawford.

Internet References

Vogel, Beatrice R. 2004. A review of the spider genera Pardosa and Acantholycosa (Araneae, Lycosidae) of the 48 contiguous United States. The Journal of Arachnology 32:55–108.

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 13 April, 2004 - 6:34pm
Additional contributions by Bug Eric, Lynette, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz, kschnei, ceiseman, Harsi S. Parker
Last updated 13 September, 2009 - 11:15am

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