Tigrosa helluo

Tigrosa helluo is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. It was formerly known as Hogna helluo. It is found in North America.[1]

Tigrosa helluo
Tigrosa helluo from Mason Neck, Virginia
Tigrosa hellu male from North Carolina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Tigrosa
Species:
T. helluo
Binomial name
Tigrosa helluo
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycosa helluo Walckenaer, 1837
  • Lycosa sayi Walckenaer, 1837
  • Lycosa babingtoni Blackwall, 1846
  • Tarentula vafra C. L. Koch, 1847
  • Leimonia helluo (Walckenaer, 1837)
  • Leimonia sayi (Walckenaer, 1837)
  • Trochosa helvipes Keyserling, 1877
  • Lycosa nidicola Emerton, 1885
  • Lycosa crudelis Banks, 1892
  • Hogna helluo (Walckenaer, 1837)

The carapace of T. helluo is characterized by a clearly defined medial stripe from a point between the middle pair of eyes nearly to the point at which the carapace joins the abdomen. The abdomen has a broader light stripe with a darker narrow and tapering form like the head of a lance or a stone arrow point. The underside of the cephalothorax is solid black, but the underside of the abdomen may be spotted with lighter colored patches. This species does not dig tunnels but may create shelters under rocks and similar natural features.

References
  1. "Taxon details Tigrosa helluo Walckenaer, 1837", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-21


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