Wolf spiders (Lycosidae)

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A good resource for identification of Lycosidae is:

http://www.lycosidae.info/identification/australia/

Wolf spiders (Lycosidae)

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Discussion

NateKingsford wrote:

17 Feb 2025

Looks like Venonia to me, however I'm not very familiar with this genus. @EmmaCollins @YumiCallaway thoughts?

Lycosidae (family)

NateKingsford wrote:

30 Jan 2025

Probably a Tasmanicosa sp

Lycosidae (family)

NateKingsford wrote:

12 Jan 2025

Hoggicosa, Portacosa or related genus?

Lycosidae (family)

Milly wrote:

10 Jan 2025

Thank you Emma.

Lycosidae (family)

EmmaCollins wrote:

10 Jan 2025

This is obviously a very late comment (we're going through old records as part of a NatureMapr clean-up this week)!
But with Lycosidae, the pattern can be a bit misleading. Some genera do have obvious patterns that distinguish them, but others may appear to be one thing but are actually something else. I agree that this is a Tasmanicosa sp. but to get to a species level, it's often necessary to view the genitalia under a microscope.

Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)