A new species and a new record of Zoicinae Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Sumatra Island, with notes on miniaturization in wolf spiders

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  A new species and a new record of Zoicinae Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Sumatra Island, with notes on miniaturization in wolf spiders Abstract A new species of wolf spider, Zoica veloxilla sp. nov., from Sumatra (Indonesia) is described based on both sexes. Lysania pygmaea Thorell, 1890 is recorded from Sumatra for the first time, and its male is illustrated and redescribed. A distribution map for Zoica and Lysania is provided. The problem of miniaturization in wolf spiders is briefly discussed. Based on an analysis of the literature, 32 minute species of wolf spiders in four subfamilies and eleven genera have been reported. The smallest wolf spider known worldwide seems to be Zoica minuta (McKay, 1979) from Australia. Omelko, M.M. & Fomichev, A.A. (2026) A new species and a new record of Zoicinae Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Sumatra Island, with notes on miniaturization in wolf spiders. Zootaxa, 5869 (2), 339–350. https://doi.o...

A checklist of spiders from superfamily Lycosoidea in India: A taxonomic overview emphasizing precinctive/ endemic species

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A checklist of spiders from superfamily Lycosoidea in India: A taxonomic overview emphasizing precinctive/ endemic species

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The current checklist documents 448 species from 81 genera & 6 families within the Lycosoidea group in India. There is a significant disparity in the male-to-female ratio, with 212 males compared to 415 females described. Among these six families, two are represented by more than 100 species: Thomisidae, with 41 genera & 177 species, & Lycosidae, with 20 genera & 132 species. Precinctive/ endemic spiders from the 06 families of the Lycosoidea group from India comprise of 301 species from 31 genera, thus, 38.27% of genera & 67.18% of species are endemic among the known spider species.

laharia, R., Hadole, P., & Kulkarni, D. (2025). A checklist of spiders from superfamily Lycosoidea in India: A taxonomic overview emphasizing precinctive/ endemic species. Environment Conservation Journal, 26(1), 108–131. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.29993122