Loongcosa

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Loongcosa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae (wolf spiders).[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Loongcosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Loongcosa
Wang, Marusik & Zhang, 2025[1]
Type species
Pardosa dentitegulum
Yin, Peng, Xie, Bao & Wang, 1997
Species

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Distribution

Loongcosa is only known from China.[2] L. dentitegulum has been collected in Hunan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, with L. wuyiensis known from Anhui, Fujian, Hunan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, and Zhejiang.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of 龙; lóng ("dragon") and the common wolf spider genus ending "-cosa".[1]

Species

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

  • Loongcosa dentitegulum (Yin, Peng, Xie, Bao & Wang, 1997) – China
  • Loongcosa wuyiensis (Yu & Song, 1988) – China

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