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Schizocosa rovneri

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Species of spider

Schizocosa rovneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Schizocosa
Species: S. rovneri
Binomial name
Schizocosa rovneri
Uetz & Dondale, 1979

Schizocosa rovneri is a species of wolf spider found in the United States. Its habitat is primarily leaf litter along floodplains.

Courtship

During courtship, males will bounce and audibly stridulate. Females are more likely to cannibalize males at high temperatures.

Ecology

This species is a host for multiple species of Ogcodes parasitoid larvae, including Ogcodes borealis and Ogcodes pallidipennis.

References

  1. "Schizocosa rovneri Uetz & Dondale, 1979". www.gbif.org.
  2. ^ Davis, Denise L. (1989). "The Effect of Temperature on the Courtship Behavior of the Wolf Spider Schizocosa rovneri (Araneae: Lycosidae)". The American Midland Naturalist. 122 (2): 281–287. doi:10.2307/2425914. ISSN 0003-0031. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. Cady, Alan; Leech, Robin; Sorkin, Louis; Stratton, Gail; Caldwell, Michael (October 1993). "ACROCERID (INSECTA: DIPTERA) LIFE HISTORIES, BEHAVIORS, HOST SPIDERS (ARACHNIDA: ARANEIDA), AND DISTRIBUTION RECORDS" (PDF). The Canadian Entomologist. 125 (5): 931–944. doi:10.4039/Ent125931-5.
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Schizocosa rovneri
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