Chicosa gen. nov. (Araneae, Lycosidae), a new genus of wolf spiders from East Asia
The new genus <i>Chicosa</i> <b>gen. nov.</b> (type species: <i>Alopecosa cinnameopilosa</i> (Schenkel, 1963) is described and the new combination <i>Chicosa cinnameopilosa</i> (Schenkel, 1963), <b>comb. nov.</b> is made. Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial loci do not place <i>Chicosa cinnameopilosa</i> into <i>Alopecosa</i> or the subfamily Lycosinae but rather suggest it is sister to <i>Wadicosa</i> Zyuzin, 1985 + <i>Pardosa</i> C. L. Koch, 1847. Descriptions of the new genus and known species, supplemented by photographs, a distribution map, and phylogenetic evidence, are provided.
Authors
- Yang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9052-2279)
- Dan Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9092-4180)
- Yufa Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0645-8712)
- Ze-Hong Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5364-4127)
- Changjun Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3557-1240)
- Li-Juan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0410-5858)
Institutions
- Shaoxing University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1260.161209
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China