Spider - Geolycosa riograndae

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This spider seems to match the description for G. riograndae but was found a bit further north than the known range of that species, so although I've made a page for it please still consider this ID tentative. It doesn't appear to be either of the other species in Geolycosa known from TX.

… Laura P., 3 June, 2016 - 9:44am

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… Laura P., 14 September, 2014 - 10:10am

Wolf Spider (Lycosidae)

This is a VERY interesting individual. The ventral does have a Hogna baltimoriana look to it. However, the banding on the legs is a bit darker than what I am used to seeing. Likewise, the dorsal IS completely different. There is great variation sometimes with these spiders so it could be a H. baltimoriana. Or, it could be some other species of Hogna that we don't know much about yet. There are 19 species of Hogna within North America. We only have 6-7 of them on this guide. Let's see what Laura thinks.

Also, your specimen definitely a male. :)

Edit: From your frontal view, I would not remove the Geolycosa genus either. I will get back to you in a bit.

… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 13 September, 2014 - 5:16pm

Jimmy

Many thanks for confirming my first reaction.

… A. Hendrickson, 13 September, 2014 - 5:27pm

I'm...

...going to have a look over some of the Geolycosa burrowing wolf spiders. Your new image of the face has a somewhat domed shape, suggesting the Geolycosa genus. I will get back to you later if I find any information. Thanks!

Edit:
Your specimen shows similarities to this one from Massachusetts. However, I can't be sure about anything yet:

… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 13 September, 2014 - 5:29pm