Trochosa ruricola (De Geer, 1778)
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FAMILY: LYCOSIDAE Sundevall, 1833 Genus: Trochosa C. L. Koch, 1847 Species: Trochosa ruricola (De Geer, 1778)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
wolf spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution & Point Collections
Global Distribution: Holarctic, Bermuda
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
AB ON QC CT FL IL ME MA NH NY OH WI
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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): (not yet published or unknown)
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): on beach; tidal detritus; pine needle litter; no locale given; Lat/Lon estimated based on county; pine woods; vegetable garden; pine-spruce plantation; lowbush blueberry; Beach on shore of Green bay, dominated by Phragmites; fen and marl bog; Univ farm no. of campus; ex-flower bed; garden; outside house, residential area, had egg sack when collected; garden litter;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
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‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
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