''Acantholycosa'' is a genus of

wolf spider Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or ...

s. Members of this genus can be distinguished from closely related genera by the presence of more than three pairs of

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tibial spines on each front leg. All are found in Asia and Europe with the exception of ''Acantholycosa solituda'', found in North America.

References

''Acantholycosa'' at Encyclopedia of Life
* Lycosidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Asia Spiders of North America Taxa named by Friedrich Dahl {{Lycosidae-stub