Tigrosa aspersa

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Tigrosa aspersa is a large (up to one-inch (25 mm) body length) wolf spider that inhabits the eastern United States.[1] Compared to its close relative Tigrosa helluo, T. aspersa is much larger. This species was known as Hogna aspersa prior to 2012, when it was moved to Tigrosa.[2]

Tigrosa aspersa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Tigrosa
Species:
T. aspersa
Binomial name
Tigrosa aspersa
(Hentz, 1844)
Synonyms

Lycosa aspersa
Tarentula inhonesta
Lycosa tigrina
Lycosa vulpina
Lycosa immaculata
Lycosa exitiosa
Lycosa oblonga
Lycosa inhonesta
Hygrolycosa aspersa
Hogna aspersa

A different species (Lycosa implacida) was named Lycosa aspersa in 1849 by Nicolet by accident.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tigrosa aspersa". BugGuide. February 24, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Brady, A. R. (2012). "Nearctic species of the new genus Tigrosa (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 40 (2): 182–208. doi:10.1636/K11-77.1. JSTOR 41758960. S2CID 59332754.

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