Loongcosa

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

2, see text

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

Distribution

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

Etymology

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

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wang, L. Y.; Marusik, Y. M.; Zhang, Z. S. (2025). "Three new genera of wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) living on the forest floor in East Asia". ZooKeys (1239): 123–145. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1239..123W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1239.152834. PMC 12120497. PMID 40444070.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Loongcosa Wang, Marusik & Zhang, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.