World Spider Catalog

Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: according to Brignoli, 1983c: 432, "Guy (1966, 1969) has proposed many synonymies and has downgraded many genera to subgenus rank; as this author based his conclusions more on nomenclature than on the study of material (or even of the original descriptions)", Platnick (WSC 15.0) did not accept Guy's conclusions; the changes by Guy, 1966 are noted (except where more recent work has superseded them); Guy, 1969 is merely a literature compilation that reflects those changes and is not cited separately; several genera of Lycosidae have been found not to be monophyletic (Murphy et al., 2006). Piacentini & Ramírez, 2019: 233-237 confirm ten valid subfamilies of Lycosidae: Venoniinae Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979, Zoicinae Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979 (= Piratinae Zyuzin, 1993), Evippinae Zyuzin, 1985, Sosippinae Dondale, 1986 (= Hygrolycosinae He & Song, 1996), Artoriinae Framenau, 2007, Tricassinae Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 1993 (= Arctosinae He & Song, 1996), Hippasinae Simon, 1898, Allocosinae Dondale, 1986, Pardosinae Simon, 1898 (= Wadicosinae Zyuzin, 1985) and Lycosinae Sundevall, 1833; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 518, f. 17-18.

Gen. Agalenocosa Mello-Leitão, 1944 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01585

N.B.: original spelling as above; Agalenoscosa, used in previous catalogs, is erroneous.

Transferred to other genera:

Agalenocosa leucophaeoides (Roewer, 1951) -- see Lycosa

In synonymy:

Agalenocosa granadensis (Keyserling, 1877, T from Tarentula) = Agalenocosa helvola C. L. Koch, 1847 (Petrunkevitch, 1911: 561, sub Lycosa, doubtful synonym, accepted by Roewer, 1955c: 201)

Agalenocosa singularis Mello-Leitão, 1944 = Agalenocosa velox Keyserling, 1891 (Piacentini, 2014: 5)

Nomen dubium:

Agalenocosa fimbriata Mello-Leitão, 1944b: 336, f. 22 (f, Argentina) -- Piacentini, 2014: 5

Agalenocosa bryantae (Roewer, 1951) | | Turks & Caicos, Hispaniola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017204

Lycosa festina Bryant, 1948b: 354, pl. 2, f. 11, pl. 3, f. 22 (Dmf; preoccupied by L. Koch, 1877, see Geolycosa festina)

Trochosa bryantae Roewer, 1951: 442 (replacement name) Original description

Agalenoscosa bryantae Roewer, 1955c: 200 (T from Trochosa)

Agalenocosa bryantae Piacentini, 2014: 4 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus)

Agalenocosa chacoensis (Mello-Leitão, 1942) | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017205

Lycosa chacoensis Mello-Leitão, 1942b: 394, f. 7 (Df) Original description

Agalenoscosa chacoensis Roewer, 1955c: 201 (T from Lycosa)

Agalenocosa chacoensis Piacentini, 2014: 5 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus)

Agalenocosa denisi (Caporiacco, 1947) | | Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017206

Trochosa denisi Caporiacco, 1947a: 23 (Dmf) Original description

Trochosa denisi Caporiacco, 1948a: 639, f. 39-41 (mf)

Agalenoscosa denisi Roewer, 1955c: 201 (T from Trochosa)

Agalenocosa denisi Piacentini, 2014: 4 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus)

Agalenocosa fallax (L. Koch, 1877) | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017207

Lycosa fallax L. Koch, 1877a: 934, pl. 80, f. 8 (Df) Original description

Agalenoscosa fallax Roewer, 1955c: 200 (T from Lycosa)

Agalenocosa fallax Piacentini, 2014: 4 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus)

Agalenocosa gamas Piacentini, 2014 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046856

Agalenocosa gamas Piacentini, 2014: 30, f. 23a-e, 24h (Df) Original description

Agalenocosa gentilis Mello-Leitão, 1944 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017209

Agalenocosa gentilis Mello-Leitão, 1944b: 336, f. 23 (Df) Original description

Agalenocosa gentilis Piacentini, 2014: 18, f. 17a-e, 24e (f)

Agalenocosa grismadoi Piacentini, 2014 | | Paraguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046854

Agalenocosa grismadoi Piacentini, 2014: 20, f. 8f, 18a-f, 19a-e, 20a-e, 24f (Dmf) Original description

Agalenocosa helvola (C. L. Koch, 1847) | | Mexico, Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017210

Lycosa helvola C. L. Koch, 1847: 153, f. 1380 (Df) Original description

Tarentula granadensis Keyserling, 1877a: 646, pl. 7, f. 26 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056844]

Lycosa helvola Petrunkevitch, 1911: 561 (doubtful S of Tarentula granadensis, accepted by Roewer, 1955c: 201)

Lycosa granadensis Mello-Leitão, 1941b: 272

Agalenoscosa helvola Roewer, 1955c: 201 (T from Lycosa)

Agalenocosa helvola Piacentini, 2014: 5 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus)

Agalenocosa kolbei (Dahl, 1908) | | Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Arch.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017211

Hogna kolbei Dahl, 1908: 228, 230, 235, f. 8 (Df) Original description

Agalenoscosa kolbei Roewer, 1955c: 200 (T from Hogna)

Agalenocosa kolbei Piacentini, 2014: 4 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus)

Agalenocosa luteonigra (Mello-Leitão, 1945) | | Argentina, Uruguay urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017716

Aulonia luteonigra Mello-Leitão, 1945b: 247, f. 31-32 (Dmf) Original description

Agalenocosa luteonigra Capocasale, 2001a: 270, f. 1-7 (mf, T from Aulonia)

Agalenocosa luteonigra Piacentini, 2014: 11, f. 8b, 13a-f, 14a-e, 24c (mf)

Agalenocosa melanotaenia (Mello-Leitão, 1941) | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017212

Lycosa melanotaenia Mello-Leitão, 1941f: 208, f. 8-9 (Dm) Original description

Agalenoscosa melanotaeniata Roewer, 1955c: 201 (T from Lycosa)

Agalenocosa melanotaenia Piacentini, 2014: 5 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus)

Agalenocosa pickeli (Mello-Leitão, 1937) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017213

Lycosa pickeli Mello-Leitão, 1937b: 89, f. 5-6 (Df) Original description

Agalenoscosa pickeli Roewer, 1955c: 201 (T from Lycosa)

Agalenocosa pickeli Piacentini, 2014: 5 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus)

Agalenocosa pirity Piacentini, 2014 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046855

Agalenocosa pirity Piacentini, 2014: 26, f. 1a, 8e, 21a-f, 22a-e, 24g (Dmf) Original description

Agalenocosa punctata Mello-Leitão, 1944 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017214

Agalenocosa punctata Mello-Leitão, 1944b: 337, f. 24-25 (Dmf) Original description

Agalenocosa punctata Piacentini, 2014: 14, f. 1b, 8d, 15a-f, 16a-e, 24d (mf)

Agalenocosa subinermis (Simon, 1897) | | Pakistan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017216

Lycosa subinermis Simon, 1897i: 295 (Dmf) Original description

Agalenoscosa subinermis Roewer, 1955c: 200 (T from Lycosa)

Agalenocosa subinermis Piacentini, 2014: 5 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus)

Agalenocosa tricuspidata (Tullgren, 1905) | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:018976

Pardosa tricuspidata Tullgren, 1905: 67, pl. 8, f. 33 (Df) Original description

Agalenocosa tricuspidata Piacentini, 2014: 7, f. 8c, 11a-f, 12a-e, 24b (Dm, f, T from Pardosa)

Agalenocosa velox (Keyserling, 1891) | | Brazil, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019132

Pirata velox Keyserling, 1891: 265, pl. 10, f. 200 (Df) Original description

Agalenocosa singularis Mello-Leitão, 1944b: 338, f. 26-27 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017215]

Agalenocosa velox Piacentini, 2014: 5, f. 2a-d, 3a-b, 4a-b, 5a-d, 6a-c, 7a-c, 8a, 9a-f, 10a-e, 24a (mf, T from Pirata, S of Agalenocosa singularis)

Agalenocosa yaucensis (Petrunkevitch, 1929) | | Puerto Rico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017217

Lycosa yaucensis Petrunkevitch, 1929b: 99, f. 81 (Df) Original description

Agalenoscosa yaucensis Roewer, 1955c: 201 (T from Lycosa)

Agalenocosa yaucensis Piacentini, 2014: 5 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus)