Tropicosa
| Tropicosa | |
|---|---|
| T. moesta in Argentina | |
| T. thorelli in Colombia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycosinae |
| Genus: | Tropicosa Paredes-Munguia, Brescovit & Teixeira, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lycosa moesta Holmberg, 1876
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| Species | |
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Tropicosa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae.[2]
Distribution
Tropicosa occurs in South America, with its range extending from Colombia in the north through Peru and Brazil in the central regions to Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina in the south.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of "tropic", referring to the neotropical distribution of its species, and the common wolf spider genus ending "-cosa".[1]
Taxonomy
Three species were transferred to the newly erected genus from Lycosa, Alopecosa, and Schizocosa.[2]
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes four species:[2]
- Tropicosa baguala Paredes-Munguia, Brescovit & Teixeira, 2023 – Brazil
- Tropicosa chelifasciata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Peru, Brazil
- Tropicosa moesta (Holmberg, 1876) – Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina
- Tropicosa thorelli (Keyserling, 1877) – Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
References
- ^ a b Paredes-Munguía, W.; Brescovit, A. D.; Teixeira, R. A. (2023). "Tidying things up: Tropicosa, a new Neotropical wolf spider genus (Araneae: Lycosidae: Lycosinae)". Zootaxa. 5228: 351–393. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5228.4.1.
- ^ a b c d "Gen. Tropicosa Paredes-Munguia, Brescovit & Teixeira, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
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