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Wolf Spider - Alopecosa cuneata - Alopecosa - female
Copyright © 1992 Tom Adams

Wolf Spider - Alopecosa cuneata - Alopecosa - Female
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
June 9, 1992
Found under stone in conservation land. Habitat is dry marsh / grassy, open woodland. Measures 0.8 inch long.
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Contributed by Tom Adams on 30 April, 2004 - 11:35pm
Last updated 25 August, 2008 - 6:10pm

Moved
Moved from Alopecosa cuneata. based on comments on
… john and jane balaban, 25 August, 2008 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

cuneata
I know it's been awhile, but do you recall how this was identified as A. cuneata?

The World Spider Catalog describes the distribution of cuneata as Palearctic.
… Jay Barnes, 5 August, 2008 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi Jay
This identification which is by no means certain was made through a comparison with images on two other websites. Unfortunately I dont have those URLs. I'm not familiar with Palearctic.
… Tom Adams, 6 August, 2008 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

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