Schizocosa rovneri
Appearance
Schizocosa rovneri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Lycosidae |
Genus: | Schizocosa |
Species: | S. rovneri
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Binomial name | |
Schizocosa rovneri Uetz & Dondale, 1979
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Schizocosa rovneri is a species of wolf spider found in the United States.[1] Its habitat is primarily leaf litter along floodplains.[2]
Courtship
[edit]During courtship, males will bounce and audibly stridulate. Females are more likely to cannibalize males at high temperatures. [2]
Ecology
[edit]This species is a host for multiple species of Ogcodes parasitoid larvae, including Ogcodes borealis and Ogcodes pallidipennis.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Schizocosa rovneri Uetz & Dondale, 1979". www.gbif.org.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.