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Arctosa

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Arctosa
A. cinerea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Arctosa
C. L. Koch, 1847
Type species
Aranea cinerea
Fabricius, 1777
Species

A. alpigena
A. cinerea
A. leopardus
A. perita
A. stigmosa
many more

Diversity
169 species
Synonyms
  • Alopecosella Roewer, 1960
  • Arctosella Roewer, 1960
  • Arkalosula Roewer, 1960
  • Bonacosa Roewer, 1960
  • Leaena Simon, 1885
  • Leaenella Roewer, 1960
  • Tetrarctosa Roewer, 1960
  • Tricca Simon, 1889
  • Triccosta Roewer, 1960

Arctosa is a genus of wolf spiders first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1847.[1] As of February 2019 it contains 169 species.[2]

Arctosa raptor with egg sac

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Koch, C. L. (1847). Die Arachniden.
  2. ^ "Gen. Arctosa C. L. Koch, 1847". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-03-21.