Aulonia albimana
species of spider
Aulonia albimana is a mainly European species of wolf spider (family Lycosidae). It was first described as Lycosa albimana by Charles Walckenaer in his 1805 treatise on spiders.
Taxonomy
Aulonia albimana was first described in 1805 by Charles Walckenaer as Lycosa albimana. The species name albimana is derived from the Latin words albus, "white", and manus, "hand", meaning "white-handed". In 1847, Carl Ludwig Koch described a new Lycosa subgenus, L. (Aulonia). In his description he used the name Aulonia albimana. In 1870, Tamerlan Thorell explicitly synonymized Koch's Lycosa subgenus Aulonia with the genus Aulonia, giving the type species as A. albimana.
Description
Aulonia albimana has a body length of around 4 mm. Females may reach 4.5 mm; males usually only 3.5 mm. Both sexes are similar in overall appearance.
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