Wolf spider species of the genus Pardosa show a typical stenochronous life cycle, adults reproducing in the spring and different instars of the juvenile stage overwintering (Schaefer, 1977). The life cycle is typically one year long (Tretzel, 1954; Vlijm et al., 1963; Merrett, 1968) in Western and Central Europe, but at more Northern latitudes it can be extended to two (Edgar, 1972; Stepczak, 1...