Genus Hogna

Per the Hogna genus page @WSC:

the synonymy of this genus with Lycosa Latreille, 1804 by Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu, 1971 and Wunderlich, 1984a has not been accepted by subsequent workers, including Dondale & Redner, 1990: 35, who consider all North American species placed in Lycosa to be misplaced

19 species in the continental US & Canada.

Ventrals & dorsals based on our current understanding of these:

Hogna antelucana

Hogna baltimoriana - Sternum might be black (coxae not black). Venter black only posterior to the epigastric furrow. Patellae are black underneath. Femurs I & II have black line retrolaterally.(1) Coxae & patellae dark ventrally, venter black posterior to the genital groove. Carapace lacks median and submarginal bands. (2)

Hogna carolinensis - Carapace usually without distinct markings, sternum, coxae & venter all black. (1) Sternum usually black, sometimes dark reddish. (2)

Hogna coloradensis - Hogna coloradensis - PDF from The Journal of Arachnology - An 8 page paper with drawings, descriptions, and range. "Hogna coloradensis can be separated from all other Hogna and Lycosidae by a dark area immediately anterior to the epigastric furrow as well as a small dark area just anterior to the spinnerets, the rest of the venter is light with spots."

Hogna frondicola - Venter suffused with black. Sternum orange or reddish brown, suffused with black. Coxae suffused with black. Venter may have less black in females (2)

Hogna lenta - Sternum & coxae are brown to black. Venter behind the epigastric furrow is black, as is the middle of the epigastrium. Underside of the legs are unmarked. (1)

Hogna wallacei - This species might be a melanic form of Tigrosa georgicola. Further study is needed to determine if they are the same species.(3)

Ranges from kaston.transy.edu (Internet Archive):

Hogna ammophila (Wallace, 1942) aka "Sand Loving Wolf Spider" — FL

Hogna angusta (Tullgren, 1901)— FL

Hogna antelucana (Montgomery, 1904) — AR, AZ, CA, FL, KY, MS, NM, SC, TX, UT

Hogna baltimoriana (Keyserling, 1877) — AL, AR, AZ, CT, IA, IL, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NJ, OH, PA, RI, SD, TX, VA, WI; ON

Hogna carolinensis (Walckenaer, 1805) — AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, WI, WY; ON

Hogna coloradensis (Banks, 1894) — AZ, CO, KS, NE, NM, WA

Hogna ericeticola (Wallace, 1942) — FL **endangered/threatened species** aka "Rosemary Wolf Spider"

Hogna frondicola (Emerton, 1885) — AR, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY; AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PQ, SK, YT

Hogna labrea (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942) — CA

Hogna lenta (Hentz, 1844) — AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, TX

Hogna miami (Wallace, 1942) — FL

Hogna osceola (Gertsch & Wallace, 1937) — FL

Hogna posticata (Banks, 1904) — FL

Hogna pseudoceraticola (Wallace, 1942) — FL

Hogna suprenans (Chamberlin, 1924) — LA

Hogna tigana (Gertsch and Wallace, 1935) — TX

Hogna timuqua (Wallace, 1942) — AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, VA

Hogna wallacei (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) — FL, GA

Hogna watsoni (Gertsch, 1934) — FL, GA

Major taxonomic changes:(3)

Hogna annexa - see Tigrosa annexa

Hogna aspersa - see Tigrosa aspersa

Hogna grandis - see Tigrosa grandis

Hogna helluo - see Tigrosa helluo