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Genus Sosippus - Funnel Web Wolf Spiders

Classification · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
Sosippus placidus - male Sosippus janus Sosippus floridanus - male - female Sosippus placidus - female Sosippus mimus - female Sosippus janus - female Funnel Web Spider - Sosippus californicus Funnel Type Wolf Spider - Sosippus californicus
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 Sosippus (Funnel Web Wolf Spiders)
Pronunciation
so-SIP-uhs
or
SO-si-puhs(1)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Here
Explanation of Names
Greek proper name for 'saving the horses'.(1)
Numbers
Ten species. Six in North America north of Mexico:
californicus, floridanus, janus, mimus, placidus, texanus
Size
Adults 12-32mm.
Range
CA, AZ, TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL.
Mexico south to Costa Rica.
Internet References
Brach 1976
Brady 1962
Brady 1972
Brady 2007
Sierwald 2000
Works Cited
1.Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual
By D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds)
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 23 November, 2006 - 8:39pm
Last updated 12 October, 2008 - 10:43am

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