Review of the wolf spider genus Acantholycosa Dahl, 1908 from China (Araneae, Lycosidae)

By

Zhang, Xiang-Yun
Zhang, Zhisheng
Wang, Lu

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-06-06

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1240

Pages

239--256

Subjects

Description , Morphology , new record , new species , Pardosinae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1240.146399

 

Abstract

The genus Acantholycosa Dahl, 1908 from China is reviewed, including five species: A. aborigenica Zyuzin & Marusik, 1988, A. lignaria (Clerck, 1757), A. sterneri (Marusik, 1993), A. zang sp. nov. (♂♀) and A. zhangi sp. nov. (♂♀). Acantholycosa aborigenica and A. sterneri are recorded from China for the first time. Detailed descriptions are presented, along with photos of the habitus and copulatory organs, and a distribution map.