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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Trochosa

Genus Trochosa

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · See Also · Internet References
brown spider - Trochosa female rustic wood spider - Trochosa ruricola - female medium Wolf Spider? - Trochosa Another Trochosa? - Trochosa Lycosidae - Trochosa sepulchralis - female wolf spider - Trochosa - male Lycosidae ? - Trochosa Trochosa ruricola - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders)
Genus Trochosa
Numbers
4 species in North America.
Identification
In T. ruricola and T. terricola, at least, there are two small dark, parallel, longitudinal stripes on anterior portion of carapace (often between the PLE's and fovea).
Example
Example 2


For some detailed info on Tigrosa and Trochosa ID see the discussion here:
Range

abdita - USA (mainly found in FL, but can be found as far north as NC).
ruricola - Holarctic
sepulchralis - USA (TX, southern OK, LA, AR, MO, MS, AL, northwestern FL, TN, NC. - a few found near the northeast coast, see map on PDF article below).
terricola - Holarctic
Habitat
Commonly found in yards. Often wanders indoors.
See Also
Trebacosa
Varacosa
Internet References
~ Brady
~ www.americanarachnology.org - PDF article "Trochosa sepulchralis, a senior synonym of Trochosa acompa, and the restoration of Trochosa abdita", includes information and drawings of sepulchralis and abdita.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 19 April, 2006 - 6:36pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Lynette Elliott, cheins, Harsi S. Parker, jsloan, Mandy Howe, Laura P.
Last updated 11 May, 2023 - 7:52am

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