The revision and phylogenetic position of Hippasa bifasciata Buchar, 1997 (Araneae, Lycosidae)

A new combination, <i>Hogna bifasciata</i> (Buchar, 1997), <b>comb. nov.</b> (from Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in south-western China), is proposed with both morphological and molecular evidence. Detailed morphological descriptions, photographs, scanning electron micrographs and a distribution map are provided. This species is distinguished from congeners by the unique structure of the female epigyne and its somatic pattern. Molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest <i>H. bifasciata</i> (Buchar, 1997) and all analysed <i>Hogna</i> species cluster together within the subfamily Lycosinae and the species is sister to the group, including <i>Hogna frondicola</i> Emerton, 1885, <i>Hogna carolinensis</i> Walckenaer, 1805 and <i>Hogna crispipes</i> L. Koch, 1877.