Hogna antelucana

Description

Hogna antelucana is a large species of wolf spider. I’ve seen some approach the size of Carolina wolf spiders, our largest wolf spider species in the US.

H. antelucana are generally pale and bulky but have nice markings on the cephalothorax and are a deep black on the underside of the body. Current size is 1 inch in legspan juveniles. This is a new species for me and I’m only 98% sure I’ve got these Southern AZ spiders identified correctly.

See photos on Bugguide.