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Lycosidae

wolf spiders

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Wolf spider (Lycosa sp.) face, Arizona
Containing group: Lycosoidea

Other Names for Lycosidae

References

Dondale, C. D. 1986. The subfamilies of wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae). Act. X Congr. Intern. Aracnol. Jaca, España 1:327–332.

Griswold, C. E. 1993. Investigations into the phylogeny of the lycosoid spiders and their kin (Arachnida: Araneae: Lycosoidea). Smiths. Contr. Zool. 539:1–39.

Murphy, N. P., V. W. Framenau, S. C. Donnellan, M. S. Harvey, Y.-C. Park and A. D. Austin. 2006. Phylogenetic reconstruction of the wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) using sequences from the 12S rRNA , 28S rRNA , and NADH1 genes: Implications for classification, biogeography, and the evolution of web building behavior. Mol. Phylogent. Evol. 38(3):583-602.

Zehethofer, K. and C. Sturmbauer. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships of Central European wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) inferred from 12S Ribosomal DNA sequences. Mol. Phylogent. Evol. 10:391–398.

Vink, C. J. 2002. Lycosidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Fauna New Zeal. 44:1–94.

Vink, C. J., A. D. Mitchell and A. M. Paterson. 2002. A preliminary molecular analysis of phylogenetic relationships of Australasian wolf spider genera (Araneae, Lycosidae). J. Arachnol. 30:227–237.

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Wolf spider (Lycosa sp.) face, Arizona
Scientific Name Lycosa
Location Tucson, AZ, USA
Comments Found in house, Sonoran desert habitat
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex Female
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Body Part Cephalothorax
View Frontal
Size ca. 15mm
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