Hogna


Hogna is a genus of wolf spiders with more than 200 described species. It is found on all continents except Antarctica.

Life style

They live in burrows that are open and not closed with a trapdoor.

Description

The genus has never been properly revised, even in Europe, and a reliable diagnosis is lacking.
The genitalia are very conservative and closely resemble those of many other lycosine genera, making diagnosis on genitalic characters alone difficult. Characters that may be significant include the form of the female epigyne with a very long, relatively narrow longitudinal bar of the central T-shaped structure, the dorsal color pattern with the central longitudinal pale stripe of the prosoma extending the full length as far as the posterior median eyes, the abdominal pattern with a central lanceolate mark flanked by two darker longitudinal stripes, and the dense ventral scopulae present on tarsi and metatarsi of all legs.
However, the African fauna includes specimens that differ somewhat from this in either genitalic or somatic characters, some appearing intermediate between Hogna and Trochosa.
Hogna carolinensis is among the largest spiders found in the United States; females may have a body length of from to. The carapace of H. carolinensis is characterized by an overall dark brown coloration, usually without any patterned variations. Its abdomen has a slightly darker stripe down its center, and its ventral side is black. This spider typically dwells in a vertical tube dug into the ground that may reach as deep as eight inches.

Taxonomy

The genus is in need of revision.

Etymology

The word Hogna might be a rough latinization of one of the Greek words ὄχνη "pear" or ὄγχνη "pear-tree".

Species

, this genus includes 229 species and four subspecies.
These species have articles on Wikipedia:Hogna adjacens Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna antelucana – United StatesHogna arborea Lo, Wei & Cheng, 2023 – TaiwanHogna baltimoriana – Canada, United StatesHogna bimaculata – Namibia, Botswana, South AfricaHogna carolinensis – Canada, United States, MexicoHogna coloradensis – United States, MexicoHogna denisi Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna deweti Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna ericeticola – United StatesHogna frondicola – Canada, United StatesHogna idonea Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna infulata Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna ingens – MadeiraHogna lawrencei – Botswana, South AfricaHogna lenta – United StatesHogna lupina – Sri LankaHogna miami – United StatesHogna pseudoceratiola – United StatesHogna radiata – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Middle East, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia
  • * H. r. minor – MediterraneanHogna schreineri – Namibia, South AfricaHogna simoni Roewer, 1959 – Cameroon, DR Congo, Angola, South AfricaHogna spenceri – Rwanda, South Africa, EswatiniHogna thetis – São Tomé and PríncipeHogna transvaalica – Botswana, South AfricaHogna unicolor Roewer, 1959 – Mozambique, South AfricaHogna zuluana Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna ackermanni Logunov, 2020 – AfghanistanHogna adjacens Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna agadira – MoroccoHogna albemarlensis – GalapagosHogna alexandria – EgyptHogna ammophila – United StatesHogna andina – PeruHogna andreinii Reimoser, 1937 – EthiopiaHogna angusta – United StatesHogna antelucana – United StatesHogna antiguiana Roewer, 1955 – Antigua and Barbuda Hogna arborea Lo, Wei & Cheng, 2023 – TaiwanHogna archaeologica – MexicoHogna argentinensis – ArgentinaHogna atramentata – Central, East AfricaHogna auricoma – BrazilHogna badia – Cuba, Central AmericaHogna balearica – Spain Hogna baliana Roewer, 1959 – CameroonHogna baltimoriana – Canada, United StatesHogna bellatrix – AustraliaHogna beniana – Central, East AfricaHogna bergsoei – Caucasus, TurkmenistanHogna bhougavia Roewer, 1960 – AfghanistanHogna bicoloripes – CameroonHogna bifasciata – Bhutan, ChinaHogna bimaculata – Namibia, Botswana, South AfricaHogna birabeni – ArgentinaHogna bivittata – ArgentinaHogna blackwalli – MadeiraHogna bonifacioi Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesHogna bottegoi Caporiacco, 1940 – EthiopiaHogna bowonglangi – Indonesia Hogna brevitarsis – Mexico to PanamaHogna brunnea – Canary IslandsHogna bruta – PolynesiaHogna burti – Australia Hogna caduca – HawaiiHogna canariana – Canary IslandsHogna carolinensis – Canada, United States, MexicoHogna chickeringi – PanamaHogna cinica – St. HelenaHogna coloradensis – United States, MexicoHogna colosii – GuyanaHogna commota – ColombiaHogna conspersa – Spain Hogna constricta – GuatemalaHogna cosquin – ArgentinaHogna crispipes – Australia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Polynesia, New ZealandHogna dauana Roewer, 1959 – EthiopiaHogna defucata Roewer, 1959 – DR CongoHogna denisi Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna deweti Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna diyari Framenau, Gotch & Austin, 2006 – Australia Hogna duala Roewer, 1959 – CameroonHogna effera – Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, IranHogna efformata Roewer, 1959 – NamibiaHogna electa Roewer, 1959 – TanzaniaHogna enecens Roewer, 1959 – KenyaHogna ericeticola – United StatesHogna espanola Baert & Maelfait, 2008 – GalapagosHogna estrix Roewer, 1959 – NamibiaHogna etoshana Roewer, 1959 – NamibiaHogna exigua – NamibiaHogna exsiccatella – GuatemalaHogna felina – AzerbaijanHogna ferocella – Canary IslandsHogna ferox – Canary Islands, Madeira, Spain, Malta, North AfricaHogna filicum – PolynesiaHogna flava Roewer, 1959 – NamibiaHogna forsteri Caporiacco, 1955 – VenezuelaHogna fraissei – Spain Hogna frondicola – Canada, United StatesHogna furva – Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
  • * H. f. cingulipes – Equatorial Guinea Hogna furvescens – BotswanaHogna gabonensis Roewer, 1959 – GabonHogna galapagoensis – GalapagosHogna graeca – Greece, Turkey, IsraelHogna gratiosa Roewer, 1959 – Tanzania Hogna grazianii – EthiopiaHogna gumia – BoliviaHogna guttatula – MexicoHogna hawaiiensis – HawaiiHogna heeri – MadeiraHogna hendrickxi Baert & Maelfait, 2008 – GalapagosHogna hereroana – NamibiaHogna hibernalis – EthiopiaHogna hickmani Caporiacco, 1955 – VenezuelaHogna hippasimorpha – Central AfricaHogna idonea Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna indefinida – ArgentinaHogna infulata Roewer, 1959 – South AfricaHogna ingens – MadeiraHogna inhambania Roewer, 1955 – MozambiqueHogna inominata – ThailandHogna inops – Indonesia
  • * H. i. lompobattangi – Indonesia
  • * H. i. masarangi – Indonesia Hogna insulana – Spain Hogna insularum – MadeiraHogna interrita Roewer, 1959 – ZimbabweHogna irascibilis – IndiaHogna irumua – Central AfricaHogna isambertoi Crespo, 2022 – MadeiraHogna jacquesbreli Baert & Maelfait, 2008 – GalapagosHogna jiafui Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim, 1997 – ChinaHogna juanensis – MozambiqueHogna junco Baert & Maelfait, 2008 – GalapagosHogna kabwea Roewer, 1959 – CongoHogna kankunda Roewer, 1959 – CongoHogna karschi – São Tomé and PríncipeHogna kuyani Framenau, Gotch & Austin, 2006 – AustraliaHogna labrea – United StatesHogna lacertosa – Australia Hogna lambarenensis – CongoHogna landanae – West Africa, AngolaHogna landanella Roewer, 1959 – AngolaHogna lawrencei – Botswana, South AfricaHogna lenta – United StatesHogna leprieuri – AlgeriaHogna leucocephala – KazakhstanHogna levis – West, Central AfricaHogna liberiaca Roewer, 1959 – LiberiaHogna likelikeae – HawaiiHogna litigiosa Roewer, 1959 – AngolaHogna longitarsis – Mexico, Costa Rica, PanamaHogna luctuosa – BrazilHogna luederitzi – NamibiaHogna lufirana – CongoHogna lupina – Sri LankaHogna maasi – MexicoHogna mabwensis Roewer, 1959 – CongoHogna maderiana – MadeiraHogna magnoseptum – MoroccoHogna maheana Roewer, 1959 – SeychellesHogna manicola – EthiopiaHogna maroccana – MoroccoHogna maruana – CameroonHogna massaiensis – TanzaniaHogna massauana Roewer, 1959 – EritreaHogna maurusia – MoroccoHogna medellina – ColombiaHogna miami – United StatesHogna migdilybs – SenegalHogna morosina – Costa RicaHogna munoiensis Roewer, 1959 – CongoHogna nairobia – KenyaHogna nervosa – BrazilHogna nigerrima – TanzaniaHogna nigrosecta – ArgentinaHogna nimia Roewer, 1959 – TanzaniaHogna nonannulata Wunderlich, 1995 – MadeiraHogna nychthemera – BrazilHogna oaxacana – MexicoHogna ocellata – AzerbaijanHogna ocyalina – BotswanaHogna optabilis Roewer, 1959 – CongoHogna ornata – BrazilHogna osceola – United StatesHogna otaviensis – NamibiaHogna pardalina – BrazilHogna parvagenitalia – Canary IslandsHogna patens Roewer, 1959 – ZimbabweHogna patricki – Southern AfricaHogna pauciguttata Roewer, 1959 – MozambiqueHogna persimilis – MexicoHogna perspicua Roewer, 1959 – EthiopiaHogna petersi – MozambiqueHogna petiti – CongoHogna placata Roewer, 1959 – LesothoHogna posticata – United StatesHogna principum – São Tomé and PríncipeHogna propria Roewer, 1959 – TanzaniaHogna proterva Roewer, 1959 – CongoHogna pseudoceratiola – United StatesHogna pseudoradiata – Morocco?Hogna pugil – BrazilHogna pulchella – ColombiaHogna pulla – East AfricaHogna pulloides – EthiopiaHogna radiata – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Middle East, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia
  • * H. r. minor – MediterraneanHogna raffrayi – East Africa, ZanzibarHogna reducta – Virgin Is.Hogna reimoseri Roewer, 1959 – EthiopiaHogna rizali Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesHogna rubetra – ChinaHogna rubromandibulata – Pakistan, IndiaHogna rufimanoides – Peru, BoliviaHogna ruricolaris – BotswanaHogna sanctithomasi – St. ThomasHogna sanctivincenti – Virgin Is. St. VincentHogna sanisabel – UruguayHogna schreineri – Namibia, South AfricaHogna schultzei – BotswanaHogna senilis – Australia Hogna simoni Roewer, 1959 – Cameroon, DR Congo, Angola, South AfricaHogna simplex – Spain Hogna sinaia Roewer, 1959 – EgyptHogna snodgrassi Banks, 1902 – GalapagosHogna spenceri – Rwanda, South Africa, EswatiniHogna sternalis – BrazilHogna stictopyga – India, Myanmar, SingaporeHogna straeleni Roewer, 1959 – Congo, Rwanda, TanzaniaHogna subaustralis – PeruHogna subligata – Australia Hogna subtilis – Virgin Is.Hogna suprenans – United StatesHogna swakopmundensis – NamibiaHogna taurirtensis – MoroccoHogna ternetzi – ParaguayHogna teteana Roewer, 1959 – MozambiqueHogna thetis – São Tomé and PríncipeHogna tigana – United StatesHogna timuqua – United StatesHogna tivior – PanamaHogna tlaxcalana – MexicoHogna transvaalica – Botswana, South AfricaHogna travassosi – BrazilHogna truculenta – EgyptHogna trunca Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1996 – China, JapanHogna unicolor Roewer, 1959 – Mozambique, South AfricaHogna vachoni Caporiacco, 1954 – French GuianaHogna ventrilineata Caporiacco, 1954 – French GuianaHogna volxemi – BrazilHogna vulpina – BrazilHogna wallacei – United StatesHogna watsoni – United StatesHogna willeyi – Papua New Guinea Hogna yauliensis – PeruHogna zorodes – ArgentinaHogna zuluana Roewer, 1959 – South Africa