Erranticosa gen. nov.: a New Genus of Wolf Spiders from East Asia with Notes on its Separation from Lycosa and Hogna (Araneae Lycosidae: Lycosinae)

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  Erranticosa gen. nov.: a New Genus of Wolf Spiders from East Asia with Notes on its Separation from Lycosa and Hogna (Araneae Lycosidae: Lycosinae) Abstract The taxonomy and systematic position of the Eastern Asian wolf spider Lycosa coelestis L. Koch, 1878 are revised using an integrative approach. Our study highlights distinctive morphological and molecular differences that separate this species from the generotypes of Lycosa Sundevall,1833 and Hogna Simon, 1885, to which L. coelestis was previously assigned. Based on these findings, we establish a new monotypic genus, Erranticosa gen. nov., to accommodate this species, namely E. coelestis comb. nov. We also discuss the results of a preliminary molecular phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Lycosinae, including Erranticosa gen. nov. Additionally, based on morphological examination of the type material, we reject the synonymy of Lycosa subcoelestis Fox, 1935 with E. coelestis comb. nov., transferring it to Trochosa C.L. Koch, ...

New species of Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from Central Mexico

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New species of Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from Central Mexico

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Seven new species of the genus Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from Central Mexico (Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí) are described: P. buenoi sp. n. (♀, ♂), P. coacuilco sp. n. (♀), P. huasca sp. n. (♀, ♂), P. ibarrai sp. n. (♀), P. jacala sp. n. (♀), P. pisaflores sp. n. (♀), and P. yugo sp. n. (♀, ♂). Furthermore, we provide new images of the copulatory organs of P. marialuisae Chamé-Vázquez & Ibarra-Núñez, and emend its diagnosis.

Chamé-Vázquez, D., & Jiménez, M. L. (2026). New species of Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from Central Mexico. Journal of Natural History, 60(17–20), 1049–1072. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2026.2652468