Geolycosa xera

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Geolycosa xera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Geolycosa
Species:
G. xera
Binomial name
Geolycosa xera
McCrone, 1963

Geolycosa xera, or McCrone's burrowing wolf spider, is a species of wolf spider (Lycosidae). [1] [2] It is endemic to Florida in the United States. [3] [4] [5] Their limited distribution appears to be similar to that of several other notable Florida scrub arthropods.

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Subspecies

There are two subspecies of Geolycosa xera: [6]

Geolycosa xera archboldi lying in ambush in its burrow at Archbold Biological Station. Geolycosa xera archboldi3.png
Geolycosa xera archboldi lying in ambush in its burrow at Archbold Biological Station.

References

  1. ↑ "Geolycosa xera". World Spider Catalog, Version 26. Natural History Museum, Bern. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Geolycosa xera". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Geolycosa xeras". iNaturalist. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Geolycosa xera". GBIF. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Geolycosa xera". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Deyrup, Mark (1989). "Arthropods Endemic to Florida Scrub". Florida Scientist. 52 (4): 254–270. JSTOR   24320532.
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