Arachnids of North Carolina
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Allocosa sublata Montgomery, 1902 - 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 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 4.3-7.4 mm, male Total length4.4-5.7 mm
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: Missouri to Massachusetts, south to Louisiana, North Carolina and Virginia
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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: soil and litter samples in moist woods
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