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Allocosa funerea

Allocosa funerea is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. It is found in the United States, from Texas and Florida north to Kansas, Michigan, and Massachusetts. GBIF suggests a wider distribution reaching Canada.

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Length
186 w
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Source
Allocosa funerea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Allocosa
Species:
A. funerea
Binomial name
Allocosa funerea
(Hentz, 1844)
Synonyms

Lycosa funerea Hentz, 1844 (basionym)

Allocosa funerea is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. It is found in the United States,1234 from Texas and Florida north to Kansas, Michigan, and Massachusetts.45 GBIF suggests a wider distribution reaching Canada.2

Males measure 3.5–4.9 mm (0.14–0.19 in) and females 4–5.6 mm (0.16–0.22 in) in total length.45

Female A. funerea with egg sac source ↗
References

References

  1. "Allocosa funerea (Hentz, 1844)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. "Allocosa funerea (Hentz, 1844)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  3. "Allocosa funerea (Hentz, 1844)". World Spider Catalog. Version 26. Natural History Museum Bern. 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  4. Dondale, Charles D.; Redner, James H. (1990). The wolf spiders, nurseryweb spiders, and lynx spiders of Canada and Alaska, Araneae: Lycosidae, Pisauridae, and Oxyopidae. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Vol. Part 17. Ottawa: Research Branch, Agriculture Canada. pp. 1–383 [233].