Species Hoggicosa forresti (McKay, 1973)
- Lycosa forresti McKay, R.J. 1973. The Wolf Spiders of Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae): 1. The bicolor group. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 375-398 [385-389 figs 1 F, G, 2D-G].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 70/44 ♀ adult, 8 miles W of Moorine Rock, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM 72/635 ♀, Buntine Reserve, c. 3 miles east of Buntine Railway Station, WA [29°59′S 116°42′E]
Comment: other paratype females (and male, which was not described by McKay) in WAM. Not all paratypes were found to belong to H. forresti by Langland & Framenau (2010:97).
Generic Combinations
- Hoggicosa forresti (McKay, 1973). —
Langlands, P.R. & Framenau, V.W. 2010. Systematic revision of Hoggicosa Roewer, 1960, the Australian 'bicolor' group of wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158: 83-123 [97-98 figs 1C, 5E, 17A-D, 18] (transfer to Hoggicosa; describe male)
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Hampton (HAM), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
From red clay loam soils.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 26-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 12-May-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |