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Sosippus
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The spider genus Sosippus is, with other genera in the subfamily Hippasinae, unique among the spiders in the family Lycosidae in producing a large funnel-web resembling that of the Agelenidae. The posterior spinnerets are more elongate than in other wolf spiders.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyLycosidae
Observations recorded816

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
Family
Lycosidae
Collections
MCZ, NRM, USNM
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lycosidae
Image
Sosippus.californicus.png
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Commons category
Sosippus
taxon name
Sosippus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Sosippus
Commons gallery
Sosippus
taxon common name
Funnel Web Wolf Spiders
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The spider genus Sosippus is, with other genera in the subfamily Hippasinae, unique among the spiders in the family Lycosidae in producing a large funnel-web resembling that of the Agelenidae. The posterior spinnerets are more elongate than in other wolf spiders.

thumb|left|Eye arrangement in female S. texanus Their eyes are arranged in three rows, with four small eyes in the anterior (lowest), two large eyes in the second, and two smaller lateral eyes in the third row.

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