About Rabidosa punctulata (Hentz, 1844)
Rabidosa punctulata, commonly called the dotted wolf spider, is a species of spider that belongs to the family Lycosidae. This spider lives in areas with weeds and tall grasses. It is a large, light-brown wolf spider that has stripes on its cephalothorax. Its abdomen has light spots and a dark stripe running down its middle. The geographic range of Rabidosa punctulata extends from Massachusetts west to Kansas, and south to Texas and northern Florida.