Spiders (Araneae)
Wolf spiders (Lycosidae)

Wolf spider (Lycosidae) species

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Overview

A good resource for identification of Lycosidae is:

 http://www.lycosidae.info/identification/australia/

22 species

Allocosa palabunda (Palabunda wolf spider)

Allocosa palabunda
Allocosa palabunda
Allocosa palabunda
Allocosa palabunda

Artoria howquaensis (Wolf Spider)

Artoria lineata (A wolf spider)

Artoria sp. (genus) (Unidentified Artoria wolf spider)

Artoria sp. (genus)
Artoria sp. (genus)
Artoria sp. (genus)
Artoria sp. (genus)
Artoria sp. (genus)
Artoria sp. (genus)

Artoriopsis sp. (genus) (Unidentified Artoriopsis wolf spider)

Artoriopsis sp. (genus)
Artoriopsis sp. (genus)
Artoriopsis sp. (genus)
Artoriopsis sp. (genus)
Artoriopsis sp. (genus)
Artoriopsis sp. (genus)

Geolycosa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Wolf Spiders)

Lycosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Lycosa wolf spider)

Lycosa sp. (genus)
Lycosa sp. (genus)
Lycosa sp. (genus)
Lycosa sp. (genus)
Lycosa sp. (genus)
Lycosa sp. (genus)

Lycosidae (family) (Unidentified wolf spider)

Lycosidae (family)
Lycosidae (family)

Female with babies
Lycosidae (family)
Lycosidae (family)
Lycosidae (family)
Lycosidae (family)

Portacosa cinerea (Grey wolf spider)

Portacosa cinerea
Portacosa cinerea
Portacosa cinerea
Portacosa cinerea
Portacosa cinerea
Portacosa cinerea

Tasmanicosa gilberta (Wolf spider)

Tasmanicosa godeffroyi (Garden Wolf Spider)

Tasmanicosa godeffroyi
Tasmanicosa godeffroyi

FEMALE WITH YOUNG
Tasmanicosa godeffroyi
Tasmanicosa godeffroyi
Tasmanicosa godeffroyi
Tasmanicosa godeffroyi

Tasmanicosa leuckartii (Leuckart's wolf spider)

Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Tasmanicosa wolf spider)

Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)

Tetralycosa sp. (genus) (Small Beach Wolf Spider)

Tetralycosa sp. (genus)
Tetralycosa sp. (genus)

Venator spenceri (Hunter)

Venator spenceri

3-4 black triangular blotches on the dorsal side of the abdomen, decreasing in size, are a distinguishing feature of this species

Venator spenceri

this ventral view shows the large black blotch on the ventral side of the abdomen, a distinguishing feature of this species
Venator spenceri

another individual showing the pattern of triangular blotches on the abdomen
Venator spenceri
Venator spenceri
Venator spenceri

Venatrix australiensis (Australian Huntress)

Venatrix australiensis

the two pairs of black marks on the abdomen distinguish this from other Venatrix species

Venatrix australiensis

The pair of white lines on the black venter are characteristic of this species
Venatrix australiensis
Venatrix australiensis

Venatrix furcillata (Wolf Spider)

Venatrix mckayi (Wolf Spider)

Venatrix mckayi

female spider

Venatrix mckayi

male spider
Venatrix mckayi
Venatrix mckayi
Venatrix mckayi
Venatrix mckayi

Venatrix pictiventris (Four-spotted Huntress)

Venatrix pictiventris
Venatrix pictiventris
Venatrix pictiventris
Venatrix pictiventris
Venatrix pictiventris
Venatrix pictiventris

Venatrix pseudospeciosa (Wolf spider)

Venatrix pseudospeciosa
Venatrix pseudospeciosa
Venatrix pseudospeciosa
Venatrix pseudospeciosa
Venatrix pseudospeciosa
Venatrix pseudospeciosa

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