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Tigrosa

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Summary

Tigrosa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae, found in North America.

Tigrosa

Tigrosa
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Scientific classification

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Arachnida
order: Araneae
family: Lycosidae

Species

Tigrosa georgicola

Tigrosa georgicola

Tigrosa georgicola

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Tigrosa helluo

Wetland Giant Wolf Spider

Tigrosa helluo

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Tigrosa annexa

Tigrosa annexa

Tigrosa annexa

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Taxonomy

The genus Tigrosa was erected by Allen R. Brady in 2012. Prior to 1990, many medium to large wolf spiders (family Lycosidae) from North America were placed in the genus Lycosa. In 1990 it was accepted that Lycosa was a Mediterranean genus and did not occur in North America; seven species were transferred to Hogna. A more detailed examination of the type species of Hogna, Hogna radiata, convinced Brady that a new genus was needed for some of the North American species that had been moved to Hogna. Characters that distinguish Tigrosa from Hogna include the pattern on the upper (dorsal) surface of the cephalothorax, the arrangement of the eyes, and the shape of the female epigyne. The generic name Tigrosa is intended to mean "fierce like a tiger", referring to the patterning and behaviour of Tigrosa species.