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| Houcosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Houcosa Wang, Marusik & Zhang, 2025[1] |
| Species: | H. zhaoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Houcosa zhaoi Wang, Marusik & Zhang, 2025[2] | |
Houcosa is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae containing the single species, Houcosa zhaoi.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of 犼; hǒu (from the ancient mythical creature Golden-Haired Hou) and the common ending for wolf spider genera "-cosa". The species is named after Mr Wenqi Zhao (赵文琪; Zhào Wénqí), who collected it.[1]
The common names in Chinese are 犼蛛属; hǒuzhūshǔ for the genus, and 赵氏犼蛛; zhàoshì lángzhū.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Houcosa zhaoi has only been recorded from Guangxi in China.[2][1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Wang, L. Y.; Marusik, Y. M.; Zhang, Z. S. (2025). "Three new genera of wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) living on the forest floor in East Asia". ZooKeys (1239): 123–145. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1239..123W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1239.152834. PMC 12120497. PMID 40444070.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Houcosa Wang, Marusik & Zhang, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
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