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| Lynxosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Lynxosa Roewer, 1960[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lycosa inexorabilis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 | |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
Distribution
[edit]All four described species are endemic to St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes four species:[2]
- Lynxosa inexorabilis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1870) – St. Helena
- Lynxosa ligata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1870) – St. Helena
- Lynxosa nefasta (Tongiorgi, 1977) – St. Helena
- Lynxosa veseyensis (Sherwood, Henrard, Logunov & Fowler, 2023) – St. Helena
References
[edit]- ↑ Roewer, C. F. (1960). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae) (Fortsetzung und Schluss)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. de Witte. 55: 519–1040.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Lynxosa Roewer, 1960". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ Sherwood, D.; Henrard, A.; Jocqué, R.; Fowler, L.; Marusik, Y. M.; Maddison, W.; Harvey, M. S.; Hormiga, G.; Rheims, C. A.; Piacentini, L. N.; Peters, M.; Stevens, N.; Joshua, D.; Scipio-O'Dean, C. J.; Ellick, G.; Wilkins, V.; Ashmole, M.; Ashmole, P. (2024). "Annotated checklist of the spiders of Saint Helena, with new records, descriptions of unknown sexes, new and restored genera, and two new species (Araneae: Araneomorphae)". Arachnology. 19: 1218–1291. doi:10.13156/arac.2024.19.9.1218. hdl:11336/267148.
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