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 <small>(Strand, 1906)</small> – Ethiopia
• Geolycosa albimarginata <small>(Badcock, 1932)</small> – Paraguay
• Geolycosa appetens <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – Namibia
• Geolycosa ashantica <small>(Strand, 1916)</small> – Ghana
• Geolycosa atrosellata <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – DR Congo
• Geolycosa bridarollii <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1945)</small> – Argentina
• Geolycosa buyebalana <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – DR Congo
• Geolycosa carli <small>(Reimoser, 1934)</small> – India
• Geolycosa charitonovi <small>(Mcheidze, 1997)</small> – Caucasus (Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan), India?
• Geolycosa conspersa <small>(Thorell, 1877)</small> – Myanmar, Indonesia (Borneo, Sulawesi)
• Geolycosa cyrenaica <small>(Simon, 1908)</small> – Libya
• Geolycosa diffusa <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – Cameroon
• Geolycosa disposita <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – Angola
• Geolycosa diversa <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – Rwanda
• Geolycosa domifex <small>(Hancock, 1899)</small> – Canada, United States
• Geolycosa dunini <small>Zyuzin & , 2000</small> – Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
• Geolycosa egena <small>(L. Koch, 1877)</small> – Australia (Queensland)
• Geolycosa escambiensis <small>Wallace, 1942</small> – United States
• Geolycosa excussa <small>(Tullgren, 1905)</small> – Bolivia, Argentina
• Geolycosa fatifera <small>(Hentz, 1842)</small> – United States
• Geolycosa festina <small>(L. Koch, 1877)</small> – Australia (Queensland)
• Geolycosa forsaythi <small>(Dahl, 1908)</small> – Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Arch.)
• Geolycosa gaerdesi <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – Namibia
• Geolycosa gosoga <small>(Chamberlin, 1925)</small> – United States
• Geolycosa habilis <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania
• Geolycosa hectoria <small>(Pocock, 1900)</small> – South Africa
• Geolycosa hubbelli <small>Wallace, 1942</small> – United States
• Geolycosa hyltonscottae <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1941)</small> – Argentina
• Geolycosa impudica <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1944)</small> – Argentina
• Geolycosa incertula <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1941)</small> – Argentina
• Geolycosa infensa <small>(L. Koch, 1877)</small> – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
• Geolycosa insulata <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1944)</small> – Argentina
• Geolycosa ituricola <small>(Strand, 1913)</small> – DR Congo
• Geolycosa katekeana <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – DR Congo
• Geolycosa kijabica <small>(Strand, 1916)</small> – Kenya
• Geolycosa lancearia <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1940)</small> – Argentina
• Geolycosa latifrons <small>Montgomery, 1904</small> – United States (type species)
• Geolycosa liberiana <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – Liberia
• Geolycosa lindneri <small>(Karsch, 1879)</small> – Angola
• Geolycosa lusingana <small>(Roewer, 1959)</small> – DR Congo
• Geolycosa micanopy <small>Wallace, 1942</small> – United States
• Geolycosa minor <small>(Simon, 1909)</small> – Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
• Geolycosa missouriensis <small>(Banks, 1895)</small> – Canada, United States
• Geolycosa natalensis <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – South Africa
• Geolycosa nolotthensis <small>(Simon, 1910)</small> – Namibia, South Africa
• Geolycosa ornatipes <small>(Bryant, 1935)</small> – United States
• Geolycosa patellonigra <small>Wallace, 1942</small> – United States
• Geolycosa pikei <small>(Marx, 1881)</small> – United States
• Geolycosa rafaelana <small>(Chamberlin, 1928)</small> – United States
• Geolycosa raptatorides <small>(Strand, 1909)</small> – Uruguay
• Geolycosa riograndae <small>Wallace, 1942</small> – United States
• Geolycosa rogersi <small>Wallace, 1942</small> – United States
• Geolycosa rubrotaeniata <small>(Keyserling, 1877)</small> – Colombia
• Geolycosa rufibarbis <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1947)</small> – Brazil
• Geolycosa sangilia <small>(Roewer, 1955)</small> – Colombia
• Geolycosa schulzi <small>(Dahl, 1908)</small> – Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Arch.)
• Geolycosa sexmaculata <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – Afghanistan
• Geolycosa shinkuluna <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – DR Congo
• Geolycosa suahela <small>(Strand, 1913)</small> – DR Congo
• Geolycosa subvittata <small>(Pocock, 1900)</small> – South Africa
• Geolycosa tangana <small>(Roewer, 1959)</small> – Tanzania
• Geolycosa ternetzi <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1939)</small> – Paraguay
• Geolycosa timorensis <small>(Thorell, 1881)</small> – Timor
• Geolycosa togonia <small>Roewer, 1960</small> – Togo
• Geolycosa turricola <small>(Treat, 1880)</small> – United States
• Geolycosa uinticolens <small>(Chamberlin, 1936)</small> – United States
• Geolycosa uruguayaca <small>(Strand, 1909)</small> – Uruguay
• Geolycosa vultuosa <small>(C. L. Koch, 1838)</small> – Slovakia, Hungary, south-eastern and eastern Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Israel, Syria, Iran
• Geolycosa wrighti <small>(Emerton, 1912)</small> – Canada, United States
• Geolycosa xera <small>McCrone, 1963</small> – United States
• G. x. archboldi <small>McCrone, 1963</small> – United States

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