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Issue: Vol. 5652 No. 1: 24 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.11
Page range: 95-102
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On two wolf spiders from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve of Chongqing, China (Araneae, Lycosidae)

Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education); School of Life Sciences; Southwest University; Chongqing 400715; China
Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education); School of Life Sciences; Southwest University; Chongqing 400715; China
Araneae Lycosinae new species description redescription taxonomy

Abstract

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Two spiders of the wolf spider family Lycosidae from high altitude area (>1900 m) of Yintiaoling Nature Reserve are presented here, including a new species, Trochosa alpina sp. nov. (male, female) and a poorly known species, Alopecosa pseudocuneata (Schenkel, 1953). The new species is similar to the Holarctic congener, T. ruricola (De Geer, 1778) and Alopecosa pseudocuneata is quite similar to the Palaearctic species, Alopecosa cuneata (Clerck, 1757). Description / redescription, diagnoses, photos and illustrations of these two species are given. Photos of A. cuneata are provided for comparison purposes.

 

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How to Cite

Zhang, X.-Y. & Zhang, Z.-S. (2025) On two wolf spiders from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve of Chongqing, China (Araneae, Lycosidae). Zootaxa, 5652 (1), 95–102. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.11