Pardosa hyperborea (Thorell, 1872)
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FAMILY: LYCOSIDAE Sundevall, 1833 Genus: Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1847 Species: Pardosa hyperborea (Thorell, 1872)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
wolf spiders
Genus Common Name:
thinlegged wolf spiders
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
AB MB NB ON YT NH
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
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Specimen Search
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Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† ground runners
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): P. hyperborea like most Lycosid species, is a ground-dwelling species that usually prefers open areas, such as rocky hillsides or among lichens (Dondale & Redner, 1990), peatlands or sphagnum bogs (Nordstrom & Buckle, 2002), and is also common in burned areas (Buddle et al., 2000). It has also been found associated with low-lying spruce forests, lichens in arctic and alpine tundra, on needle mats in forests of jack pine, black spruce, and balsam fir.
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Base camp. Beach; Grassy creek bank; Bog; Birch, spruce, rock; Aspen, grass, willow; Base camp; Wet muskeg; Pine forest; Mixedwood forest; Dry muskeg; Base camp. Spruce bog; South beach; Grass, willows - edge of creek; Birch point; Camp - off of tents; reclaimed mine tailings; Site 1; Deciduous-dominant forest, 20% standing trees; Rock; Bog;
Life & Natural History: There is no information about the life cycle of this species, but it could be inferred from related species (Pickavance, 2001; Buddle, 2000), that P. hyperborea may have a two-year life span from hatching to maturity, overwintering the first time as immature and a second time as subadult, showing a superposition of different cohorts during the year. Mating should occur during June or July when both sexes are present, females with egg sacs have been reported in July and August (Dondale & Redner, 1990).
Seasonality of Specimen Records: (from the Nearctic Spider Database - Requires Flash plug-in - refresh this page if not visible)
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Details About Males
Description: Carapace narrow, light brown, with two longitudinal dark brown stripes that extend from the posterior end just to the anterior eye row. Clypeus same color as sides; longitudinal dorsal mid line light brown, less conspicuous near postero-median eyes. Mouthparts: Chelicerae yellowish, darker in the apex; labium and endites same color as chelicerae. Sternum dusky with a medial lighter patch. Coxae and femora light brown; patella, tibia, metatarsi and tarsi darker, tibia with three inconspicuous lighter rings. Abdomen dark brown with a longitudinal medial light band bordered by a non continuous black line on each side, venter of abdomen lighter. Palp: Terminal apophysis big, longer than wide, median apophysis small, with two projections, anterior projection short, posterior projections straight, directed backward, prominent.
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Details About Females
Description: Coloration pattern similar as in males but bigger and lighter. Epigynum: Two well separated anterior hoods, median septum large, prominent and flat posteriorly, lateral plates angular, laying below septum.
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
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Dondale, C. D. & J. H. Redner. 1990. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Part 17. The wolf spiders, nurseryweb spiders, and lynx spiders of Canada and Alaska, Araneae: Lycosidae, Pisauridae, and Oxyopidae. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Publ. 1856: 1-383.
Dondale, C. D. & J. H. Redner. 1987. The atrata, cubana, ferruginea, moesta, monticola, saltuaria, and solituda groups of the spider genus Pardosa in North America (Araneae: Lycosidae). Can. Ent. 119: 1-19.
Emerton, J. H. 1894. Canadian spiders. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 9: 400-429.
Fedotov, D. 1912. K faounié Paoukow Mourmana i Nowo‹ Zemli. Contribution à la faune des araignées de la c“te Murmane et de Novaja Zemlja. Iejiegod. zool. Mouz. Akad. Naouk S. S.S.R. St. Petersb. 16: 449-474.
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Jackson, A. R. 1930. Results of the Oxford University Expedition to Greenland, 1928. Araneae and opiliones collected by Major R. W. G. Hingston; with some notes on Icelandic spiders. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 6: 639-656.
Kronestedt, T. 1981. Studies on species of Holarctic Pardosa groups (Araneae, Lycosidae), II. Redescriptions of Pardosa modica (Blackwall), Pardosa labradorensis (Thorell), and Pardosa sinistra (Thorell). Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 170: 111-125.
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‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
Buddle, C. M. 2000. Life history of Pardosa moesta and Pardosa mackenziana (Araneae, Lycosidae) in central Alberta, Canada. Journal of Arachnology 28: 319-328.
Buddle, C. M., J. R. Spence, and D. W. Langor. 2000. Successsion of boreal forest spider assemblages following wildfire and harvesting. Ecography 23: 424-436. 
Dondale, C. D. & J. H. Redner. 1990. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Part 17. The wolf spiders, nurseryweb spiders, and lynx spiders of Canada and Alaska, Araneae: Lycosidae, Pisauridae, and Oxyopidae. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Publ. 1856: 1-383.
Nordstrom, W. & D. Buckle. 2002. Spider records from four wildland parks in northeastern Alberta. Report prepared for: Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development. 34 pp. Accessible at: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/alberta_spiders/Nordstrom%20&%20Buckle%202002.pdf.
Pickavance, R. 2001. Life-cycles of four species of Pardosa (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the island of Newfoundland, Canada. Journal of Arachnology 29: 367-377.
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Page Reference
Pinzon, Jaime. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: LYCOSIDAE, Pardosa hyperborea (Thorell, 1872). In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/18688 (Accessed: 8/8/2008 3:13:15 PM).
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