Nearctic States & Provinces: AB ON CO NH WY
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/17667
Arctosa rubicunda (Keyserling, 1877)
FAMILY: LYCOSIDAE Sundevall, 1833
Genus: Arctosa C. L. Koch, 1847
Species: Arctosa rubicunda (Keyserling, 1877)
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page is in progress)
General Comments: A. rubicunda may be collected from the Northwest Territories, east to Nova Scotia. It may also be collected as far south as Colorado, Kansas, and southern Pennsylvania. This species is distinguished from other members of the genus by its anterior row of eyes, which are longer than the middle row. The leg femora lack dark rings and the carapace is pale and mottled.
Common Names
Family Common Name:
wolf spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB ON CO NH WY
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
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.
Recorded Habitats:
bogs, meadows, fields, prairies, deciduous forest, at ponds, marshes, beaches (Dondale & Redner, 1990).
Life & Natural History:
Adults may be collected from mid May to early October. Kaston (1948) found specimens carrying egg sacs in June and July.
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
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Details About Males
Description:
Carapace dark reddish brown with pale median area. The lateral areas have indistinct pale mottling. Chelicerae also dark reddish brown as are legs. The latter lack dark rings. Abdomen is dark brown with indistinct chevrons and pale heart mark. Palp: terminal apophysis with large distal region and narrow basal region. The median apophysis is long & prominent, nearly strait with a stout process at the tip (Dondale & Redner, 1990).
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 9.3 mm
A = 4.24 mm
C = 2.92 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
Coloration and body patterning much the same as the male. Epigynum: median septum gradually widens posteriorly. The spermathecae are bulbous (Dondale & Redner, 1990).
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 12 mm
A = 4.77 mm
C = 3.4 mm
Image of Epigynum:
(image not yet available)
Descriptions Source:
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.
Synonyms and Chresonyms†
| Arctosa rubicunda Keyserling 1877 |
| Trochosa rubicunda Keyserling 1877 |
| Lycosa polita Emerton 1902 |
| Trochosa rubicunda Montgomery 1904 |
| Lycosa rubicunda Chamberlin 1908 |
| Arctosa imperiosa Gertsch 1933 |
| Arctosa rubicunda Kaston 1948 |
| Crocodilosa imperiosa Roewer 1955 |
| Crocodilosa rubicunda Roewer 1955 |
| Arctosa rubicunda Dondale & Redner 1983 |
| Arctosa rubicunda Dondale & Redner 1990 |
| Arctosa rubicunda Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References†
Chamberlin, R. V. 1908. Revision of North American spiders of the family Lycosidae. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 60: 158-318.
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. 1983. Revision of the wolf spiders of the genus Arctosa C. L. Koch in North and Central America (Araneae: Lycosidae). J. Arachnol. 11: 1-30.
Emerton, J. H. 1902. The common spiders of the United States. Boston, pp. 1-225.
Emerton, J. H. 1885. New England Lycosidae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 481-505.
Gertsch, W. J. 1933. Diagnoses of new American spiders. Amer. Mus. Novit. 637: 1-14.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Keyserling, E. 1877. Ueber amerikanische Spinnenarten der Unterordnung Citigradae. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26: 609-708.
Montgomery, T. H. 1904. Descriptions of North American Araneae of the families Lycosidae and Pisauridae. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 56: 261-325.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Roewer, C. F. 1955. Katalog der Araneen von 1758 bis 1940, bzw. 1954. Bruxelles, 2: 1-1751.
†Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog accessible at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/LYCOSIDAE.html
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.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Arctosa C. L. Koch, 1847‡‡
A. alpigena (Doleschall, 1852) ...............Holarctic
A. cinerea (Fabricius, 1777) ...............Palearctic, Congo
A. emertoni Gertsch, 1934 ...............USA, Canada
A. insignita (Thorell, 1872) ...............USA, Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Russia
A. lama Dondale & Redner, 1983 ...............USA, Canada
A. leopardus (Sundevall, 1833) ...............Palearctic
A. littoralis (Hentz, 1844) ...............North, Central America
A. minuta F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902 ...............USA to Guyana
A. perita (Latreille, 1799) ...............Holarctic
A. raptor (Kulczynski, 1885) ...............Russia, Nepal, USA, Canada
A. sanctaerosae Gertsch & Wallace, 1935 ...............USA
A. stigmosa (Thorell, 1875) ...............France, Norway to Ukraine
A. virgo (Chamberlin, 1925) ...............USA
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: LYCOSIDAE, Arctosa rubicunda (Keyserling, 1877).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/17667 (Accessed: 10/7/2008 1:20:20 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
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