Kochosa

Kochosa
female Kochosa sp. in NSW
male Kochosa sp. in NSW
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Subfamily: Artoriinae
Genus: Kochosa
Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023
Type species
K. australia
Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023
Species

16, see text

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

Distribution

Kochosa is endemic to Australia, with species distributed across all mainland states and Tasmania.

Etymology

The genus name honors both Carl Ludwig Koch (1778–1857) and his son Ludwig Koch (1825–1908) for their contribution to Australian arachnology.

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes sixteen species:

  • 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)

References

  1. 1 2 Framenau, V. W.; Castanheira, P. de S.; Yoo, J. S. (2023). "The artoriine wolf spiders of Australia: the new genus Kochosa and a key to genera (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Zootaxa. 5239 (3): 301–357. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.1. PMID 37045095.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Kochosa Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.