Lycosa

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Noun1.Lycosa - type genus of the family LycosidaeLycosa - type genus of the family Lycosidae  
genus Lycosa
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
family Lycosidae, Lycosidae - wolf spiders
European wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula, tarantula - large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
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I was much interested one day by watching a deadly contest between a Pepsis and a large spider of the genus Lycosa. The wasp made a sudden dash at its prey, and then flew away: the spider was evidently wounded, for, trying to escape, it rolled down a little slope, but had still strength sufficient to crawl into a thick tuft of grass.
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En follaje Jessica erythostoma fue la especie dominante, en tronco Ivyraiva pachyura y en suelo Lycosa erythrognatha.
Diversidad espacial y temporal de aranas en microhabitats de cultivos de Citrus sinensis (Rutaceae), Corrientes, Argentina
Rabidosa rabida (Walckenaer, 1837) Tietjen 1978 (as Lycosa rabida)
A review of the mechanisms and functional roles of male silk use in spider courtship and mating
It constituted of four genera, of which Pardosa was remained highly abundant with 194 (39.11%) individuals followed by Evippa 118 (23.05%), and Lycosa 84 (16.40%) were the least abundant.
Spider Diversity in Some Common Oilseed Crops in Central Punjab, Pakistan
Prey and predators of the wolf spider, Lycosa lugubris.
Distribution of Spiders (Araneae) in Olive Groves in the Eastern Mediterranean and South-Eastern Anatolia Regions of Turkey
For the more abundant families the relative abundance of Lycosidae was due to Lycosa thorelli Keyserling, 1877 and Hogna bivitatta Mello-Leitao, 1939; for Thomisidae it was due to Thomisidae sp.
Registros de aranas epigeas en Bahia Blanca, en la region templada de Argentina
Dichas especies fueron Pheidole sp., Solenopsis sp.02, Lycosa sp., Aleocharinae 01 y Cardiocondyla sp.01.
La suficiencia taxonomica como herramienta para el monitoreo de artropodos epigeos: una primera aproximacion en el desierto costero peruano
Predatory spider species collected from cotton fields were Lycosa tista, L.
ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL OF PREDATORY SPIDERS IN CONTROLLING THE COTTON JASSID (AMRASCA DEVASTANS) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS
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