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Genus: Zoica Simon, 1898 | Family: Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833

Zoica oculata Buchar, 1997

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019428

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Described:

Distribution: Himalaya (Bhutan, China)

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel (NMB), Switzerland f (ARAN-02569a) - (Buchar, 1997)
Paratype: Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel (NMB), Switzerland 3f 1j (ARAN-02569b) - (Buchar, 1997)

Taxonomic References

Zoica oculata Buchar, 1997: 6, f. 1-4 (Df) Original description

Zoica oculata Lu et al., 2025: 380, f. 1E-F, 8A-D, 9A-H (Dm, f)

References

Buchar, J. (1997). Lycosidae aus Bhutan 1. Venoniinae und Lycosinae (Arachnida: Araneae). Entomologica Basiliensis 20: 5-32. -- Show included taxa

Lu, J. Z., Marusik, Y. M., Zhang, Z. S. & Wang, L. Y. (2025). Four species of Zoica Simon, 1898 from Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae). ZooKeys 1249: 371-385. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1249.152933 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value
2025-08-27	New taxonomic reference entry	Lu et al., 2025
2025-08-27	Species distribution update	Lu et al., 2025	Old value
2025-08-27	First description of male	Lu et al., 2025	Old value