Arachnids of North Carolina
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Allocosa mulaiki Gertsch, 1934 - a wolf spider

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: ARANEOMORPHAEFamily: LYCOSIDAE                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: Carapace dark red brown to nearly black, sometimes iridescent, darker at margins, with few setae. Sternum orange brown. Chelicerae dark red or red brown. Legs dark orange or red brown, sparsely covered with setae; femora and tibiae each with 2 indistinct, dark rings. Abdominal dorsum dull red, densely reticulated with black; venter dull yellow, with few small, black spots
Total Length: Female Total length 4.5-7.3 mm, Male Total length 3.8-5.6mm
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: Texas and Arkansas, east to Florida and Southwestern and southeastern North Carolina
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Allocosa mulaiki
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Grassy fields, lake margins, bogs, swamps, and a pine forest
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