Species Arctosa raptor

Classification · Size · Range · Print References · Works Cited

Wolf spider with egg case - Arctosa raptor - 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 Arctosa

Species raptor (Arctosa raptor)

Size

Male 8.0-11.7mm

Female 11.0-16.0mm(1)

Range

Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Maine(1)

Print References

Dondale, C. D. and J. H. Redner. 1983 . Revision of the wolf spiders of the genus Arctosa C. L. Koch in North and Central America (Araneae : Lycosidae). J . Arachnol., 11 :1-30.(1)

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the wolf spiders of the genus Arctosa C. D. Dondale and J. H. Redner. 1983. J. Arachnol., 11:1-30.

Contributed by Laura P. on 13 February, 2014 - 8:01pm
Last updated 17 February, 2014 - 9:23am

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