Redescription of Hippasa deserticola, the northernmost species of Hippasa (Aranei: Lycosidae), with taxonomic notes on other species of the genus

Yu.M. Marusik & A.A. Nadolny

Abstract. Hippasa deserticola Simon, 1889, stat. resurr., thought to be a synonym of H. partita (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1876) is revalidated and redescribed. Two names, Trochosa loeffleri Roewer, 1955, syn. nov., and H. afghana Roewer, 1960, syn. nov., are synonymised with H. deserticola; H. cinerea Simon, 1898, syn. nov., is synonymised with H. partita. The distribution of H. deserticola is mapped based on the published data and the specimens examined. The embolic division and the tegular apophysis in two species belonging to different species groups are illustrated for the first time as well as modification of cuticle on the tibiae. The taxonomic status of H. partita is briefly discussed.

Key words: funnel-web wolf spiders, Central Palaearctic, redescription, Lycosidae, Hippasa, new synonyms

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2021, 30(2): 222–235 ▪ Published online 31 October 2021

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2021.30.2.222 ▪ Open full article

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