Kuncosa

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Kuncosa is a genus of wolf spiders in the family Lycosidae.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Kuncosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Kuncosa
Wang, Marusik & Zhang, 2025[1]
Type species
Arctosa ningboensis
Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1996
Species

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Distribution

Kuncosa occurs in East Asia, with species distributed across China, Japan, and Korea.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the ancient mythical fish creature Kun 鲲; kūn and the common wolf spider genus ending "-cosa".[1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes five species:[2]

  • Kuncosa fujiii (Tanaka, 1985) – Japan
  • Kuncosa hikosanensis (Tanaka, 1985) – Japan
  • Kuncosa kwangreungensis (Paik & Tanaka, 1986) – Korea
  • Kuncosa ningboensis (Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1996) – China
  • Kuncosa zhui (Yu & Song, 1988) – China

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