Kuncosa
| Kuncosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Kuncosa Wang, Marusik & Zhang, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| Arctosa ningboensis Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1996 | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Kuncosa is a genus of spiders in the wolf spider family Lycosidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Kuncosa occurs in East Asia, with species distributed across China, Japan, and Korea.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of the ancient mythical fish creature Kun 鲲; kūn and the common wolf spider genus ending "-cosa".[1]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes five species:[2]
- Kuncosa fujiii (Tanaka, 1985) – Japan
- Kuncosa hikosanensis (Tanaka, 1985) – Japan
- Kuncosa kwangreungensis (Paik & Tanaka, 1986) – Korea
- Kuncosa ningboensis (Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1996) – China
- Kuncosa zhui (Yu & Song, 1988) – China
References
[edit]- 1 2 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. Kuncosa Wang, Marusik & Zhang, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
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