Common Wolf Spider Pardosa pullata
I have probably seen millions of these but although I've suspected the ID before this is the first one I've confirmed. I couldn't see the epigyne anywhere near clearly enough without clearing the abdomen.
female Pardosa pullata showing epigyne, Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 17th-18th May 2023
This time I could see the epigyne clearly enough without resorting to clearing the abdomen. This was found by suction sampling.
female Pardosa pullata showing epigyne, Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 17th April 2025
These two males were found by pitfall trapping. The first was straightforward enough with the pedipalps matching pullata well enough I think.
male Pardosa pullata showing pedipalp (2 views), Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 4th-5th April 2025
On the sceond the pedipalps didn't quite match but I wasn't convinced they were fully developed. They didn't seem to match anything else (but please shout if you think I've overlooked something) and I'm tentatively identifying it as another pullata, just not quite mature. Happy to be corrected if need be.
presumed immature male Pardosa pullata showing pedipalp (2 views), Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 4th-5th April 2025
This is one of those I have previously suspected but, as has far too often been my experience, I couldn't find anything that looked like an epigyne (or mature palps) so I guess it was immature.
probable Pardosa pullata, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 27th March 2019