Karakumosa gen. nov., a new Central Asian genus of fossorial wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae: Lycosinae)

A new genus, Karakumosa gen. nov., is established to accommodate nine central Asian species of burrowing wolf spiders, of which seven are diagnosed and described as new: K. badkhyzica sp. nov. (♂♀, southern Turkmenistan), K. gromovi sp. nov. (♂♀, southern Uzbekistan), K. repetek sp. nov. (♂♀, easter...

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Published inRevue suisse de zoologie Vol. 127; no. 2; pp. 275 - 313
Main Authors Logunov, Dmitri V, Ponomarev, Alexander V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Geneva Muséum d'histoire naturelle 28.10.2020
Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de la Ville de Genève
Subjects
descriptions
identification key
Identification keys
Lectotypes
Lycosidae
New genera
New species
RESEARCH-ARTICLE
Spiders
Taxonomic revision
Taxonomy
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
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Summary:A new genus, Karakumosa gen. nov., is established to accommodate nine central Asian species of burrowing wolf spiders, of which seven are diagnosed and described as new: K. badkhyzica sp. nov. (♂♀, southern Turkmenistan), K. gromovi sp. nov. (♂♀, southern Uzbekistan), K. repetek sp. nov. (♂♀, eastern Turkmenistan), K. shmatkoi sp. nov. (♂♀, northern Ciscaspian region and Azerbaijan), K. tashkumyr sp. nov. (♂, Kyrgyzstan), K. turanica sp. nov. (♂♀, Turkmenistan), K. zyuzini sp. nov. (♂♀, Uzbekistan). Two generic transfers are proposed: Karakumosa alticeps (Kroneberg, 1875), comb. nov. and K. medica (Pocock, 1889), comb. nov. (both ex HognaSimon, 1885). Lectotypes are designated for Tarentula alticepsKroneberg, 1875 (♂) and T. medicaPocock, 1889 (♂). The localities of all Karakumosa species are mapped, and an identification key is provided as well. A short overview of the fauna and diversity of the fossorial Lycosidae of Central Asia is given.
ISSN:0035-418X
DOI:10.35929/RSZ.0021