Trochosa
Trochosa is a large wolf spider genus found worldwide.
They are free-running ground dwellers.
Description
Trochosa are medium-sized spiders with general brown coloration. The body and legs are hairy and characteristically marked.
The carapace has a characteristic broad pale central band that is expanded anteriorly and contains two darker patches of variable extent and shape. The anterior row of eyes is slightly wider than the second row.
The legs are stout and not very long compared to body size. The fourth tibia has a proximal spine dorsally that is usually thinner or more drawn out than the distal one, and is sometimes reduced to a bristle.
Taxonomy
This genus is well-known in Europe and North America but has never been properly revised from Africa. The male genitalia closely resemble those of Hogna, making them of limited use for generic diagnosis.
Species
, this genus includes 93 species:Trochosa abdita – United StatesTrochosa adjacens O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 – China Trochosa albifrons – DR CongoTrochosa albipilosa – South AfricaTrochosa albomarginata – ZimbabweTrochosa alpina X. Y. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025 – ChinaTrochosa alviolai Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesTrochosa aperta – NamibiaTrochosa aquatica Tanaka, 1985 – China, Korea, JapanTrochosa arctosina Caporiacco, 1947 – Venezuela, GuyanaTrochosa bannaensis Yin & Chen, 1995 – China, LaosTrochosa beltran – ArgentinaTrochosa bukobae – East AfricaTrochosa cachetiensis Mcheidze, 1997 – Caucasus Trochosa canapii Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesTrochosa charmina – CameroonTrochosa corporaali – ChinaTrochosa dentichelis Buchar, 1997 – Bhutan, IndiaTrochosa eberlanzi – NamibiaTrochosa entebbensis – DR Congo, Uganda, TanzaniaTrochosa eugeni – South AfricaTrochosa fabella – West, Central AfricaTrochosa fageli Roewer, 1960 – CongoTrochosa fusca – Central America, CaribbeanTrochosa gentilis – CameroonTrochosa glarea McKay, 1979 – Australia Trochosa gravelyi Buchar, 1976 – NepalTrochosa guatemala Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – GuatemalaTrochosa gunturensis Patel & Reddy, 1993 – IndiaTrochosa hirtipes Ponomarev, 2009 – Russia Trochosa hispanica Simon, 1870 – Mediterranean to Central Asia, IranTrochosa hoggi – TanzaniaTrochosa honggiana Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China Trochosa humicola Bertkau, 1880 – Haiti, Brazil, GuyanaTrochosa hungarica Herman, 1879 – HungaryTrochosa immaculata Savelyeva, 1972 – KazakhstanTrochosa insignis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 – Costa RicaTrochosa intermedia – ZimbabweTrochosa iviei – MexicoTrochosa kaieteurensis – GuyanaTrochosa kalukanai – HawaiiTrochosa kaswabilengae – CongoTrochosa liberiana – LiberiaTrochosa longa Qu, Peng & Yin, 2010 – ChinaTrochosa lucasi – Canary IslandsTrochosa lugubris O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 – Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China Trochosa magdalenensis – ColombiaTrochosa magna – LiberiaTrochosa malayana – Indonesia Trochosa marusiki Shafaie, Koponen, Nadolny, Kunt & Mirshamsi, 2022 – IranTrochosa masumbica – East AfricaTrochosa melloi Roewer, 1951 – BrazilTrochosa meruensis – TanzaniaTrochosa minima – Congo, KenyaTrochosa modesta – South AfricaTrochosa moluccensis Thorell, 1878 – Indonesia Trochosa mossambicus – MozambiqueTrochosa mundamea Roewer, 1960 – Cameroon, Sierra LeoneTrochosa nigerrima – South AfricaTrochosa niveopilosa – ArgentinaTrochosa nossibeensis – MadagascarTrochosa obscura – RwandaTrochosa obscura – ArgentinaTrochosa papakula – Indonesia, New GuineaTrochosa paranaensis – BrazilTrochosa pardaloides – BrazilTrochosa pardosella – EthiopiaTrochosa parviguttata – EthiopiaTrochosa pelengena – CongoTrochosa praetecta L. Koch, 1875 – EthiopiaTrochosa presumptuosa – ArgentinaTrochosa propinqua O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 – IndiaTrochosa pseudofurva – CameroonTrochosa quinquefasciata Roewer, 1960 – TanzaniaTrochosa reichardtiana – HispaniolaTrochosa reimoseri Bristowe, 1931 – Indonesia Trochosa robusta – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Iran, China, JapanTrochosa ruandanica – RwandaTrochosa ruricola – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, China, Japan, Korea. Introduced to North America, Bermuda, Caribbean Trochosa ruricoloides Schenkel, 1963 – India, China, Taiwan, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New GuineaTrochosa sanlorenziana – PanamaTrochosa semoni Simon, 1896 – Indonesia Trochosa sepulchralis – United StatesTrochosa sericea – BrazilTrochosa spinipalpis – Europe, Caucasus, Russia, China, JapanTrochosa suiningensis Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim, 1997 – ChinaTrochosa tenuis – EthiopiaTrochosa terricola Thorell, 1856 – North America, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, China, JapanTrochosa unmunsanensis Paik, 1994 – KoreaTrochosa urbana O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 – North Africa, Ethiopia to Seychelles, Madagascar, Israel, IraqTrochosa ursina – ChinaTrochosa vulvella – JapanTrochosa wuchangensis – China