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Alopecosa
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Alopecosa is a spider genus in the family Lycosidae (wolf spiders), with about 160 species. They have a largely Eurasian distribution, although some species are found in North Africa and North America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyLycosidae
Observations recorded99,981

Alopecosa is een geslacht van spinnen uit de familie wolfspinnen (Lycosidae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
119
With media
4
Family
Lycosidae
Collections
NMSU, UAM, CHAS, UNM, DMNS, MCZ
Recorded in
United States, France, Croatia

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Life cycle
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Dubious names
  • Distribution and habitat
  • References
  • External links

Alopecosa is a spider genus in the family Lycosidae (wolf spiders), with about 160 species. They have a largely Eurasian distribution, although some species are found in North Africa and North America.

==Life cycle== Most species grow up to 2 cm. Alopecosa females make a burrow in which they deposit their egg sac. The female then stays in the burrow guarding the sac until the eggs hatch.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alopecosa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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