Geolycosa


Geolycosa is a genus of wolf spiders first described in 1904.

Life style

Species of Geolycosa dig deep cylindrical holes in the ground, and some build low turrets with sticks around the opening.

Description

Medium to large spiders characterized by an anteriorly truncated carapace that is highest in the region of the posterior lateral eyes. The lateral sides are steep, and the chelicerae are large, much longer than the clypeus width. The cheliceral furrow bears three teeth. The sternum is longer than wide, and the labium is longer than wide.
The legs are strong, with the front leg being the thickest and strongest. The tarsi and metatarsi have thick scopulae on the last three leg segments.
The epigyne is very small.

Taxonomy

The African species have not been revised.

Species

, this genus includes seventy species and one subspecies:Geolycosa aballicola – EthiopiaGeolycosa albimarginata – ParaguayGeolycosa appetens Roewer, 1960 – NamibiaGeolycosa ashantica – GhanaGeolycosa atrosellata Roewer, 1960 – DR CongoGeolycosa bridarollii – ArgentinaGeolycosa buyebalana Roewer, 1960 – DR CongoGeolycosa carli – IndiaGeolycosa charitonovi – Caucasus, India?Geolycosa conspersa – Myanmar, Indonesia Geolycosa cyrenaica – LibyaGeolycosa diffusa Roewer, 1960 – CameroonGeolycosa disposita Roewer, 1960 – AngolaGeolycosa diversa Roewer, 1960 – RwandaGeolycosa domifex – Canada, United StatesGeolycosa dunini Zyuzin & Logunov, 2000 – Georgia, Armenia, AzerbaijanGeolycosa egena – Australia Geolycosa escambiensis Wallace, 1942 – United StatesGeolycosa excussa – Bolivia, ArgentinaGeolycosa fatifera – United StatesGeolycosa festina – Australia Geolycosa forsaythi – Papua New Guinea Geolycosa gaerdesi Roewer, 1960 – NamibiaGeolycosa gosoga – United StatesGeolycosa habilis Roewer, 1960 – DR Congo, Rwanda, TanzaniaGeolycosa hectoria – South AfricaGeolycosa hubbelli Wallace, 1942 – United StatesGeolycosa hyltonscottae – ArgentinaGeolycosa impudica – ArgentinaGeolycosa incertula – ArgentinaGeolycosa infensa – Australia Geolycosa insulata – ArgentinaGeolycosa ituricola – DR CongoGeolycosa katekeana Roewer, 1960 – DR CongoGeolycosa kijabica – KenyaGeolycosa lancearia – ArgentinaGeolycosa latifrons Montgomery, 1904 – United States Geolycosa liberiana Roewer, 1960 – LiberiaGeolycosa lindneri – AngolaGeolycosa lusingana – DR CongoGeolycosa micanopy Wallace, 1942 – United StatesGeolycosa minor – Equatorial Guinea Geolycosa missouriensis – Canada, United StatesGeolycosa natalensis Roewer, 1960 – South AfricaGeolycosa nolotthensis – Namibia, South AfricaGeolycosa ornatipes – United StatesGeolycosa patellonigra Wallace, 1942 – United StatesGeolycosa pikei – United StatesGeolycosa rafaelana – United StatesGeolycosa raptatorides – UruguayGeolycosa riograndae Wallace, 1942 – United StatesGeolycosa rogersi Wallace, 1942 – United StatesGeolycosa rubrotaeniata – ColombiaGeolycosa rufibarbis – BrazilGeolycosa sangilia – ColombiaGeolycosa schulzi – Papua New Guinea Geolycosa sexmaculata Roewer, 1960 – AfghanistanGeolycosa shinkuluna Roewer, 1960 – DR CongoGeolycosa suahela – DR CongoGeolycosa subvittata – South AfricaGeolycosa tangana – TanzaniaGeolycosa ternetzi – ParaguayGeolycosa timorensis – TimorGeolycosa togonia Roewer, 1960 – TogoGeolycosa turricola – United StatesGeolycosa uinticolens – United StatesGeolycosa uruguayaca – UruguayGeolycosa vultuosa – Slovakia, Hungary, south-eastern and eastern Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Israel, Syria, IranGeolycosa wrighti – Canada, United StatesGeolycosa xera McCrone, 1963 – United States