Abaycosa

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

, this genus includes two species:

• Abaycosa nanica <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1941)</small> – Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
• Abaycosa paraguensis <small>(Gertsch & Wallace, 1937)</small> – Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina

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