[Taxacom] Origin of the name "Hogna", a genus of wolf spiders

[Jan Bosselaers]

Maybe from "hogchnè" (oγχνη) pear? I must admit I have collected  
them regularly and they did not strike me as overly pear-shaped, but  
who knows.

Jan

Dr. Jan Bosselaers
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B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
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> Hi,
> Does anyone know the origin of the genus name
> "Hogna"?  It is a genus in the family Lycosidae,
> the wolf spiders.
> Robin
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