Schizocosa perplexa is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. They can be found in North America in the United States of America, recorded in the literature from central Texas (around Dallas). In a revision of Nearctic Schizocosa encompassing the known species from the United States and Canada, Dondale & Redner (1978) only briefly listed this species under their section "Species excluded from the genus Schizocosa", but gave no further explanation for their viewpoint. It is not included a broad overview of spiders from the United States by Bradley, 2013.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Schizocosa perplexa being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Varacosa avara
- Schizocosa retrorsa
- Alopecosa pinetorum
- Hogna frondicola
- Alopecosa aculeata
- Schizocosa ocreata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Lycosidae
- Genus
- Schizocosa
- Species
- Schizocosa perplexa
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