Allocosa
Sign in to saveAllocosa is a spider genus of the wolf spider family, Lycosidae. The more than hundred recognized species are spread worldwide.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyLycosidae
Observations recorded3,188
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 385
- Family
- Lycosidae
- Collections
- INDRE-SSA, CHAS, DMNS, QM, NMV
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lycosidae
- Image
- 061 365 - Wolf Spider - Allocosa funerea, Rippon Lodge, Woodbridge, Virginia, March 1, 2024 (53564717345).jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Allocosa
- taxon name
- Allocosa
- topic's main category
- Category:Allocosa
- taxon author citation
- Banks, 1901
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Allocosa is a spider genus of the wolf spider family, Lycosidae. The more than hundred recognized species are spread worldwide.
==Description== The carapace is sometimes dark but usually has a pale median band and pale submarginal bands, with setae usually restricted to the eye area and mid-dorsal line. Viewed from above, the carapace is convex at the lateral margins and narrowed at the level of legs I.
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