Loongcosa

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 ("dragon") and the common wolf spider genus ending "-cosa".

Species

, this genus includes two species:

• Loongcosa dentitegulum <small>(Yin, Peng, Xie, Bao & Wang, 1997)</small> – China
• Loongcosa wuyiensis <small>(Yu & Song, 1988)</small> – China

References