a New Genus of Wolf Spiders from East Asia with Notes on its Separation from Lycosa and Hogna (Araneae Lycosidae: Lycosinae)

The taxonomy and systematic place of the Jap Asian wolf spider Lycosa coelestis L. Koch, 1878 are revised utilizing an integrative strategy. Our research highlights distinctive morphological and molecular variations that separate this species from the generotypes of Lycosa Sundevall,1833 and Hogna Simon, 1885, to which L. coelestis was beforehand assigned. Based mostly on these findings, we set up a brand new monotypic genus, Erranticosa gen. nov., to accommodate this species, particularly E. coelestis comb. nov. We additionally focus on the outcomes of a preliminary molecular phylogenetic evaluation of the subfamily Lycosinae, together with Erranticosa gen. nov. Moreover, based mostly on morphological examination of the kind materials, we reject the synonymy of Lycosa subcoelestis Fox, 1935 with E. coelestis comb. nov., transferring it to Trochosa C.L. Koch, 1847 as a legitimate full species, and we set up the brand new mixture, i.e., T. subcoelestis (Fox, 1935) comb. nov. On the similar time, we synonymize Foxicosa Roewer, 1960 (sort species: Lycosa subcoelestis Fox, 1935), beforehand thought of a junior synonym of Lycosa, with Trochosa. Our findings spotlight the necessity for an integrative taxonomic and systematic revision of Asian lycosid taxa, as many could also be ignored or misclassified.