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Brady — Spider Genus Trochosa 
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Species Excluded from Trochosa 
The following North American species have been placed in Tro¬ 
chosa by previous authors, but they do not belong in this genus as it 
is diagnosed here. 
Lycosa animosa Walckenaer, 1837. Placed in Trochosa by Simon 
(1864) = Anahita animosa (Walckenaer) 
Trochosa cherokee Chamberlin and Ivie, 1942 = Lycosa chero- 
kee (Chamberlin and Ivie) 
Lycosa contestata Montgomery, 1903. Placed in Trochosa by 
Montgomery (1904) and synonymized by Chamberlin (1909) 
with Lycosa pratensis Emerton, 1885 = Lycosa contestata 
Montgomery 
Lycosa frondicola Emerton, 1885. Placed in Trochosa by Mont¬ 
gomery (1904) = Lycosa frondicola Emerton 
Lycosa similis Banks, 1897. Synonymized by Banks (1916b) with 
Lycosa pratensis Emerton, 1885 = Lycosa similis Banks 
Lycosa animosa Walckenaer was transferred to the genus Ana¬ 
hita of the Family Ctenidae by Chamberlin and Ivie (1942). John 
Abbot’s Figure 81, the figure upon which the name Lycosa animosa 
is based, in the Spiders of Georgia (1792) is not Trochosa. Chamber¬ 
lin and Ivie are probably correct in their diagnosis. The female 
holotype of Trochosa cherokee Chamberlin and Ivie from the 
American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) was examined. It 
belongs to the Lycosa gulosa species group. The holotype of Lycosa 
contestata Montgomery from the AMNH was examined. It is an 
immature female belonging to the Lycosa helluo species group. 
Numerous specimens of Lycosa frondicola were examined, samples 
were measured, and detailed drawings made for comparison to spe¬ 
cies of Trochosa. I concluded that frondicola is best placed in 
Lycosa at present. The holotype of Lycosa similis Banks from the 
Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) was examined. It is an 
immature female belonging to the Lycosa helluo species group. In 
addition to the above species, type specimens of Lycosa abdita 
Gertsch from the AMNH and Lycosa acompa Chamberlin from the 
MCZ were examined because of certain Trochosoid characters they 
possessed. They do not belong in Trochosa as it is conceived here. 
