A new species of wolf spiders of the genus Lycosa (Aranei: Lycosidae) from Iran
A.A. Nadolny
& A. Zamani
Abstract. A large burrowing wolf spider, Lycosa macrophthalma sp. nov., is described from the holotype female from central Iran. The new species can be easily distinguished from all congeners by the presence of anterior epigynal hoods and a protrusion between their edges and the septum. Lycosa macrophthalma sp. nov., L. aragogi Nadolny et Zamani, 2017, L. piochardi Simon, 1876, L. praegrandis C.L. Koch, 1836, and L. tarantula (Linnaeus, 1758) have a similar conformation of the endogyne and represent diagnostic characters of the genus Lycosa Latreille, 1804 sensu stricto.
Key words: wolf spider, Middle East, Iran, Lycosidae, Lycosa macrophthalma, new species
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2020, 29(2): 205–212 ▪ Published online 29 September 2020
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2020.29.2.205 ▪ Open full article 
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