Xerolycosa nemoralis
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| Xerolycosa nemoralis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Xerolycosa |
| Species: | X. nemoralis |
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| Xerolycosa nemoralis | |
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Xerolycosa nemoralis, or the burnt wolf spider,[2] is a species of wolf spider found from western Europe eastwards to the Pacific.
The male has swollen palpal bulbs which are as long as they are wide at the base. The grooves on the genital shield are wider than they are long. The prosoma is brown, with a bright median stripe, which has parallel margins with white hair. The sternum is dark brown and the legs are a uniform dark brown, almost black. The opisthosoma is dark brown with a slightly darker cardiac spot.[3]
The males are 4.5–5.7 millimetres (0.18–0.22 in) in length, the larger females 5–7.5 mm (0.20–0.30 in).[3]
