Hogna hawaiiensis
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| Hogna hawaiiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Hogna |
| Species: | H. hawaiiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hogna hawaiiensis (Simon, 1899) | |
Hogna hawaiiensis is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[1]
Hogna hawaiiensis, more widely known as Lycosa hawaiiensis[2] is a member of the Hogna genus that was later renamed[3] under the family Lycosa.[1] Hogna hawaiiensis is a species of wolf spider endemic to the Hawaiian islands. The species have been found on the islands of Maui, Oahu, and the island of Hawaii.[3]
Hogna hawaiiensis has been found to reside in areas of lava flow, coinciding with the local population of Lava flow crickets (Caconemobius fori). [4] The population of H. hawaiiensis in barren lava regions is additionally sustained by general windborne prey migrated from more vegetated areas adjacent to their empty habitat.[5]
Outside of lava flow areas, H. hawaiiensis, much like other species on the same family, is typically found in ground-dwelling environments, such as tree trunks, low vegetation, and grassland fields.[6]
Despite the infringement of territory by invasive species, H. hawaiiensis is the dominant predator at elevations of 2800 meters.[7] However, they do persist at elevations everywhere between sea level and 4000 meters.[4]
