Tigrosa aspersa

Tigrosa aspersa is a large (up to one inch 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 the species was moved to Tigrosa.[2]

Tigrosa aspersa; Central New Jersey

Tigrosa aspersa
Scientific classification
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
  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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