Pirata piraticus (Clerck, 1757)
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FAMILY: LYCOSIDAE Sundevall, 1833 Genus: Pirata Sundevall, 1833 Species: Pirata piraticus (Clerck, 1757)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
wolf spiders
Genus Common Name:
pirate wolf spiders
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
AB AK CO CT MT NH
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
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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
Recorded Habitats: fresh and salt marshes, swamps, bogs, moist shores of lakes and streams (Dondale & Redner, 1990).
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records: (from the Nearctic Spider Database - Requires Flash plug-in - refresh this page if not visible)
Image(s) of Habitus:
Details About Males
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Male Dimensions:
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Details About Females
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Descriptions Source:
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
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‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
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.
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