Species Hogna aspersa

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited

Funnel web or trap door spider? - Hogna aspersa

Pinehurst NC wolf spider - Hogna aspersa

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 Hogna

Species aspersa (Hogna aspersa)

Explanation of Names

Author of the name: Hentz.

Size

Female: 18 to 25 mm.

Male: 16 to 18 mm.

Identification

According to How to Know the Spiders, this species has a thin line of yellow hairs in the eye area and a more spotted venter than carolinensis. It also has banded legs.

Range

New England and adjacent Canada south to Florida and west to Nebraska.(1)

See Also

Very similar to L. carolinensis.

Internet References

ento.psu.edu - Fact sheet and image.

Works Cited

1.	How to Know the Spiders By B. J. Kaston

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 5 May, 2006 - 12:47am
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 12 September, 2009 - 10:02am

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