Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)

1 Tasmanicosa wolf spider at Uriarra Village, ACT

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Identification history

	Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)	10 Jan 2025	EmmaCollins
	Unverified	6 Oct 2021	RobG1

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I referred (as suggested on the wolf spider page) to the web site at http://www.lycosidae.info/identification/australia/ to try to identify this spider. From this web site, I believe the patterns on the back of the spider correspond with a male Lycosa musgravei

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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.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
6 Oct 2021 01:13 PM Recorded on
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RobG1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) Spiders

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) Scientific name
Tasmanicosa wolf spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2080.29m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania