Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

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Scientific Name: Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

Allocosa funerea - a wolf spider Lycosidae Members:			NC Records	BugGuide Account	Public View

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Distribution Records
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Vetting Levels

Adult phenology:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)

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Carapace dark red to black, often paler posteriorly, minutely and evenly punctate, with few setae. Sternum dark brown. Chelicerae dark red brown to black, paler distally. Legs with femora black, with femora tips and remaining segments dark orange; tibiae (especially I11 and IV)

total_length

Females 5-6mm, males 4.5-5.5mm

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Both sexes have been collected from April to September, with occasional females in October

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adult_id

1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only

abundance

Occassional

distribution_comments

Kansas and Michigan to Massachusetts, south to Texas and Florid

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>=4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom	Frequency Regular – almost always observed on given visit; >=90% chance of observation Frequent – usually observed on a given visit; >=50%<90% chance of observation Infrequent – observed less than 50% of visits; >=25%<50% chance of observation Occasional – observed on only on a small minority of visits; >=10%<25% chance of observation Seldom – not usually seen on visits; <10% chance of observation These terms refer to visits to appropriate habitats made at appropriate times of the year, making use of common sampling/observation methods. Under those conditions, Frequency refers to the chance of observing at least one individual on a given visit made anywhere within a particular region, or over multiple visits to a single site.

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<4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Piedmont

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Coastal Plain

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

habitat

In grassy fields, meadows, lawns, gardens, and pine forests. A few were found wandering indoors

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Photo Gallery for Allocosa funerea a wolf spider
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Ashe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Ashe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Dunn Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Peter HULTH Johnston Co. Comment: On lid of grill by rear door
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: body 3 mm	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: body 3 mm
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: body 3 mm	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Pender Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Halifax Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Wake Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Wake Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Allocosa funerea a wolf spider