Kochosa
Genus of spiders
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Kochosa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae (wolf spiders).[2]
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| female Kochosa sp. in NSW | |
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| male Kochosa sp. in NSW | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Subfamily: | Artoriinae |
| Genus: | Kochosa Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| K. australia Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 | |
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Distribution
Etymology
The genus name honors both Carl Ludwig Koch (1778–1857) and his son Ludwig Koch (1825–1908) for their contribution to Australian arachnology.[1]
Species
As of January 2026[update], this genus includes sixteen species:[2]
- Kochosa aero Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Kochosa asterix Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)
- Kochosa australia Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria)
- Kochosa confusa Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
- Kochosa erratum Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
- Kochosa fleurae Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Victoria)
- Kochosa mendum Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Capital Territory)
- Kochosa nigra Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
- Kochosa obelix Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Kochosa queenslandica Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
- Kochosa sharae Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (South Australia)
- Kochosa tanakai Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
- Kochosa tasmaniensis Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Tasmania)
- Kochosa timwintoni Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Kochosa tongiorgii Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
- Kochosa westralia Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
