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Tigrosa aspersa

(Hentz, 1844)

Woodland Giant Wolf Spider

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.113448
Element CodeILARAN3010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyLycosidae
GenusTigrosa
Synonyms
Hogna aspersa(Hentz, 1844)
Other Common Names
Lycose maculée (FR)
Concept Reference
Brady, A. R. 2012. Nearctic species of the new genus Tigrosa (Araneae: Lycosidae). Journal of Arachnology 40:182-208.
Taxonomic Comments
Transferred from the genus Hogna to Tigrosa by Brady (2012).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
West VirginiaS1Yes
Roadless Areas (12)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
Virginia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Mottesheard (VA)Jefferson National Forest2,596
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Shawvers Run AdditionJefferson National Forest1,927
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
Three SistersGeorge Washington National Forest8,149
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Marlin MountainMonongahela National Forest9,344
Mottesheard (WV)Jefferson National Forest3,964
References (6)
  1. Brady, A. R. 2012. Nearctic species of the new genus <i>Tigrosa </i>(Araneae: Lycosidae). Journal of Arachnology 40:182-208.
  2. Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
  3. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.
  4. Platnick, N.I. 2002. The world spider catalog, Version 2.5. The American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/index.html
  5. World Spider Catalog (WSC). 2015. World Spider Catalog, Version 15.5. Natural History Museum Bern. Online. Available: http://wsc.nmbe.ch.
  6. World Spider Catalog (WSC). 2020. World Spider Catalog. Version 21.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at https://wsc.nmbe.ch/