Abaycosa

Abaycosa
A. nanica in Argentina
A. paraguensis in Argentina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Subfamily: Allocosinae
Genus: Abaycosa
Laborda, Bidegaray-Batista, Simó, Brescovit, Beloso & Piacentini, 2022
Type species
Pardosa nanica
Mello-Leitão, 1941
Species

2, see text

Abaycosa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae (wolf spiders).

Distribution

Abaycosa is found in South America, from Brazil to Argentina.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Abáy" and the common lycosid ending "-cosa". "Abáy" mens "spider" in the indigenous Chaná language that is spoken in the basins of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers.

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:

References

  1. 1 2 Laborda, Á.; Bidegaray-Batista, L.; Simó, M.; Brescovit, A. D.; Beloso, C.; Piacentini, L. N. (2022). "Abaycosa a new genus of South American wolf spiders (Lycosidae: Allocosinae)". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 80: 59–74. doi:10.3897/asp.80.e76339. hdl:20.500.12008/41550.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Abaycosa Laborda, Bidegaray-Batista, Simó, Brescovit, Beloso & Piacentini, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.