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Species Lauricius hooki

Representative Images

Brown spider of generous proportion - Lauricius hooki Spider from Ramsey - Lauricius hooki Spider from Ramsey - Lauricius hooki Spider from Ramsey - Lauricius hooki Lauricius hooki Lauricius hooki Mature male in Cave Creek Canyon  - Lauricius hooki - male Lauricius hooki

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Zoropsidae (False Wolf Spiders & Wandering Spiders)
Genus Lauricius
Species hooki (Lauricius hooki)

Explanation of Names

Author of the name: Gertsch. Year first published: 1941.

Range

AZ & NM

Internet References

aces.nmsu.edu - Image & range.