HOGNA SPECIES - Hogna antelucana

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HOGNA SPECIES - Hogna antelucana -

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
July 22, 2012
Size: Approx. 2 inches LEGSPAN

I captured 3 sub-adult wolf spiders inside my apartment. All 3 spiders are the same species since they basically look the same. At first I thought they were Hogna carolinensis, but the coloration and the markings aren't quite right (Although H. carolinensis DOES occur here!). For one thing, this giant species usually has orangish chelicerae and my spiders don't. The markings on their cephalothoraxes don't look quite right to be H. carolinensis neither. All I know is my wolf spiders are in the genus Hogna. I'm not sure of the species though. I really need a positive ID. Can you wonderful folks please let me know which species I have? Thanks a million! :) I will post images of all 3 specimens in one set since they are the same species anyway (Plus, after shooting the pics, I don't know which pic belongs to which spider since they all look the same!). Anyway, I just want this species identified.

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Contributed by Terry Prouty on 22 July, 2012 - 12:52am
Last updated 10 August, 2013 - 10:07pm

Moved to Hogna antelucana

Moved from Hogna. Good job getting that ventral which is what allows us to guess species. The CO Spider Survey has shown this species collected in OK before (so we're not doing anything crazy range-wise).

Hogna antelucana, Oct 3 2004, Comanche Co, OK, Fort Sill, Lake George

… Lynette Elliott, 22 July, 2012 - 6:32pm

Thanks for the extra info! :)

Yeah, this species is obviously common in Oklahoma since I've already captured 5 specimens! LOL!!! Though this IS a first for BugGuide regarding H. antelucana being recorded in this state.

Besides H. carolinensis and H. antelucana, I'm not sure if any other Hogna species occur here.

… Terry Prouty, 22 July, 2012 - 7:16pm

Yes,

nice job on the OK data point.

… Lynette Elliott, 23 July, 2012 - 8:56am

Hogna helluo

According to the CO Spider Survey, Hogna helluo also occurs in Oklahoma. Cool! This means there are at least 3 Hogna species which occur in this state! Though I find it very odd that H. carolinensis hasn't been collected in Oklahoma during the survey. I know for a fact this giant species occurs here since I've collected many specimens myself.

… Terry Prouty, 24 July, 2012 - 12:47pm

Hogna - Hi Terry

Can you measure the spider without the legs? I'm going to take a look at my references and see what I can come up with.

… Lynette Elliott, 22 July, 2012 - 10:08am

Body Size

My three spiders measure from 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch body length. I don't think they are full grown adults yet. I hope this helps! If you know any spider experts, then perhaps you should bring their attention to these images so a positive ID can be made. It will be interesting to see what you come up with, Lynette. Thanks for doing this for me! :)

… Terry Prouty, 22 July, 2012 - 3:44pm

Hogna antelucana

After doing some re-reading and some work on the genus info page I think it's very likely your spider is Hogna antelucana.

Sorry I don't know any wolf spider experts that comment on BugGuide. I wish I did.

… Lynette Elliott, 22 July, 2012 - 4:54pm

Thanks, Lynette!

WOW!!! Hogna antelucana sure does look like what I have. This is AWESOME because this is the very first time on BugGuide this species has been recorded in Oklahoma! I didn't realize that H. antelucana occurs in this state (much less Tulsa!). Anyway, I sincerely appreciate you identifying the species for me.

By the way, would you mind moving these images to the species level? I'm not really sure how to do this. Thanks again! :)

… Terry Prouty, 22 July, 2012 - 5:55pm

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