''Schizocosa rovneri'' is a species of wolf spider found in the United States. Its habitat is primarily

leaf litter Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall or duff) is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes) that have fallen to the ground. This detritus or dead organic material and its constituent ...

along floodplains.

Courtship

During courtship, males will bounce and audibly stridulate. Females are more likely to

cannibalize Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is well documented, b ...

males at high temperatures.

Ecology

This species is a host for multiple species of ''

Ogcodes ''Ogcodes'' is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. About 90 species have been described for the genus. Subgenera and species The genus is split into three subgenera: ''Ogcodes'', ''Protogcodes'' and ''Neogcodes''. ''Ogcodes' ...

'' parasitoid larvae, including ''

Ogcodes borealis ''Ogcodes borealis'' is a species of small-headed flies (insects in the family Acroceridae). Hosts include spiders of the genus ''Pardosa ''Pardosa'' is a large genus of wolf spiders, commonly known as the thin-legged wolf spiders. It was f ...

'' and '' Ogcodes pallidipennis''.

References

Lycosidae rovneri Spiders described in 1979 Endemic spiders of the United States Spiders of North America {{lycosidae-stub