Arachnids of North Carolina
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Pirata suwaneus - a pirate wolf spider

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Lycosidae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: Male Carapace 1 .65 mm long, 1 .22 mm wide, with a submargina l light band and the usual tuning-fork pattern . Dorsum heavily pigmented, with a light hastate mark over the heart. Sternum, coxae, labium and endites light amber colored without markings; venter similarly colored, but with pigment along the mid-line abou t one-third the width of the venter . Female: submarginal light band and tuning-fork pattern as in the male . Dorsum with paire d White spots; ventral surface yellow, immaculate except for light pigment in center o f venter. Eye arrangement and toothing of chelicerae similar to male .
Total Length: Male Carapace 1 .65 mm long, 1 .22 mm wide; Female Carapace 1 .67 mm long, 1 .12 mm wide
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: North Carolina westward to Louisiana and Arkansas and southward throughout Florida and into the British West Indies .
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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: In North Carolina it was collected in pitfall traps in a variety o f situations . Barnes (1953) demonstrated a definite habitat distribution for P . suwaneus in non-forest maritime communities at Beaufort, North Carolina, using pitfall traps .
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Abundance/Frequency: June - August. Barne s (1953a) listed this species as the most abundant Pirata in the coastal area of North Carolina .
Status in North Carolina
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