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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Burrowing Wolf Spiders (Geolycosa) » Geolycosa missouriensis
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Geolycosa Species From Kansas (Possibly G. missouriensis) - Geolycosa missouriensis - female
Copyright © 2013 Chao "Jimmy" Wu

Geolycosa Species From Kansas (Possibly G. missouriensis) - Geolycosa missouriensis - Female
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
October 15, 2013
Size: 23mm BL
Here is a wolf spider I found dead near an entrance to my school. She appears to be a Geolycosa species for her ventral and eye positioning do not appear Tigrosa or Hogna. Likewise, her size is also a factor in this. If this indeed is a Geolycosa (I'm guessing Geolycosa missouriensis), then it would be the first data point for a female of the genus in Kansas. Likewise, she seem to have died suffering from what I think maybe a fungal or mite infection, as shown by the weird foam coming from her mouth. All help is appreciated.

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Contributed by Chao "Jimmy" Wu on 15 October, 2013 - 6:34pm
Last updated 4 October, 2016 - 1:33pm

Moved
Moved from Burrowing Wolf Spiders.
… Laura P., 4 October, 2016 - 1:33pm login or register to post comments

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… Lynette Elliott, 26 October, 2013 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request. A beauty. I won't have time to look at it for a while but maybe someone else will.
… Lynette Elliott, 16 October, 2013 - 8:49am login or register to post comments

 
No worries
The shape of the cephalothorax points to the fact that this is a Geolycosa species, but I want an expert to confirm it for me. If it is true then it is a first for Kansas on the data map.
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 24 October, 2013 - 11:14pm login or register to post comments

 
It looks like....
you're right with your ID of G. missouriensis, most of the other species don't have a ventral like yours. I'd still like someone with more experience than me to confirm.
… Laura P., 26 October, 2013 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

 
Certainly looks like...
Geolycosa to me too. I don't think I can confirm the exact species but I'll see if I can find anything out about it tomorrow.
… Laura P., 25 October, 2013 - 11:46pm login or register to post comments

 
I've added...
... a few more photos after pulling her out of the alcohol.
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 7 February, 2014 - 7:24pm login or register to post comments

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