Loongcosa
| Loongcosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Loongcosa Wang, Marusik & Zhang, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pardosa dentitegulum Yin, Peng, Xie, Bao & Wang, 1997 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Loongcosa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae (wolf spiders).[2]
Distribution
[edit]Loongcosa is only known from China.[2] L. dentitegulum has been collected in Hunan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, with L. wuyiensis known from Anhui, Fujian, Hunan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, and Zhejiang.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of 龙; lóng ("dragon") and the common wolf spider genus ending "-cosa".[1]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes two species:[2]
- Loongcosa dentitegulum (Yin, Peng, Xie, Bao & Wang, 1997) – China
- Loongcosa wuyiensis (Yu & Song, 1988) – China
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 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. Loongcosa Wang, Marusik & Zhang, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
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