''Lycosa'' 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 distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called

tarantula Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

s today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from common wolf spiders by their relatively large size. This genus includes the European ''

Lycosa tarantula ''Lycosa tarantula'' is the species originally known as the tarantula, a name that nowadays in English commonly refers to spiders in another family entirely, the Theraphosidae. It now may be better called the tarantula wolf spider, being in the ...

'', which was once associated with

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, a dubious affliction whose symptoms included shaking, cold sweats, and a high fever, asserted to be curable only by the traditional

tarantella () is a group of various southern Italian folk dances originating in the regions of Calabria, Campania and Puglia. It is characterized by a fast upbeat tempo, usually in time (sometimes or ), accompanied by tambourines. It is among the mo ...

dance. No scientific substantiation of that myth is known; the venom of ''Lycosa'' spiders is generally not harmful. As of November 2020, more than 200 species in this genus had been described.Planas, E., Fernández-Montraveta, C., & Ribera, C. (2013)
Molecular systematics of the wolf spider genus ''Lycosa'' (Araneae: Lycosidae) in the Western Mediterranean Basin.
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Species list

, the

World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...

accepted the following species: *'' Lycosa abnormis'' Guy, 1966 – North Africa *'' Lycosa accurata'' (Becker, 1886) – Mexico *''

Lycosa adusta ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Banks, 1898 – Mexico *'' Lycosa affinis'' Lucas, 1846 – Algeria *''

Lycosa anclata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Franganillo, 1946 – Cuba *''

Lycosa apacha ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Chamberlin, 1925 – USA *''

Lycosa approximata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – China (Yarkand) *''

Lycosa aragogi ''Lycosa aragogi'' is a species of the Araneomorphae, araneomorph spider family Wolf spiders, Lycosidae Endemism, endemic to Kerman Province, Iran. The female holotype measured 26 mm, (excluding the legs), with two black and three white str ...

'' Nadolny & Zamani, 2017 – Iran *''

Lycosa arambagensis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Biswas & Biswas, 1992 – India *''

Lycosa ariadnae ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' McKay, 1979 – Australia (Western Australia) *''

Lycosa articulata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Costa, 1875 – Israel *''

Lycosa asiatica ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Sytshevskaja, 1980 – Tajikistan *''

Lycosa aurea ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Hogg, 1896 – Central Australia *''

Lycosa auroguttata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil *''

Lycosa australicola ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (Strand, 1913) – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory) *''

Lycosa australis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1884 – Chile *''

Lycosa balaramai ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Patel & Reddy, 1993 – India *''

Lycosa barnesi ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Gravely, 1924 – India *''

Lycosa baulnyi ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1876 – North Africa *''

Lycosa bedeli ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1876 – North Africa *'' Lycosa beihaiensis'' Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1995 – China *'' Lycosa bezzii'' Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina *''

Lycosa bhatnagari ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Sadana, 1969 – India *'' Lycosa biolleyi'' Banks, 1909 – Costa Rica *''

Lycosa bistriata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Gravely, 1924 – India, Bhutan *'' Lycosa boninensis'' Tanaka, 1989 – Taiwan, Japan, Korea *'' Lycosa bonneti'' Guy & Carricaburu, 1967 – Algeria *'' Lycosa brunnea'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico *'' Lycosa caenosa'' Rainbow, 1899 – New Caledonia, Vanuatu *'' Lycosa canescens'' Schenkel, 1963 – China *''

Lycosa capensis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1898 – South Africa *'' Lycosa carbonelli'' Costa & Capocasale, 1984 – Uruguay *''

Lycosa carmichaeli ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Gravely, 1924 – India *'' Lycosa cerrofloresiana'' Petrunkevitch, 1925 – El Salvador to Panama *''

Lycosa chaperi ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1885 – India, Pakistan *''

Lycosa choudhuryi ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Tikader & Malhotra, 1980 – India, China *''

Lycosa cingara ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1847) – Egypt *''

Lycosa coelestis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' L. Koch, 1878 – China, Korea, Japan *'' Lycosa connexa'' Roewer, 1960 – South Africa *''

Lycosa contestata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Montgomery, 1903 – USA *'' Lycosa corallina'' McKay, 1974 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Lycosa coreana'' Paik, 1994 – Korea *''

Lycosa cowlei ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Hogg, 1896 – Central Australia *''

Lycosa cretacea ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1898 – North Africa *'' Lycosa dacica'' (Pavesi, 1898) – Romania *'' Lycosa danjiangensis'' Yin, Zhao & Bao, 1997 – China *'' Lycosa dilatata'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – Mexico to El Salvador *''

Lycosa dimota ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1909 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Lycosa discolor'' Walckenaer, 1837 – USA *'' Lycosa elysae'' Tongiorgi, 1977 – St. Helena *''

Lycosa emuncta ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Banks, 1898 – Mexico *''

Lycosa erjianensis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Yin & Zhao, 1996 – China *''

Lycosa erythrognatha ''Lycosa erythrognatha'' is a species of spider from the genus ''Lycosa''. The species was originally described in 1836. It is the only spider known to feed on ''Rhinella ornata''. References

Spiders described in 1836 Lycosidae Spiders ...

'' Lucas, 1836 – Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina *'' Lycosa eutypa'' Chamberlin, 1925 – Panama *'' Lycosa falconensis'' Schenkel, 1953 – Venezuela *''

Lycosa fasciiventris ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Dufour, 1835 – Portugal, Spain, Morocco *''

Lycosa fernandezi ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899) – Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.) *''

Lycosa ferriculosa ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Chamberlin, 1919 – USA *'' Lycosa formosana'' Saito, 1936 – Taiwan *'' Lycosa frigens'' (Kulczyński, 1916) – Russia (West Siberia) *'' Lycosa fuscana'' Pocock, 1901 – India *''

Lycosa futilis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Banks, 1898 – Mexico *'' Lycosa geotubalis'' Tikader & Malhotra, 1980 – India *''

Lycosa gibsoni ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' McKay, 1979 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Lycosa gigantea'' (Roewer, 1960) – South Africa *'' Lycosa gobiensis'' Schenkel, 1936 – Mongolia, China *'' Lycosa goliathus'' Pocock, 1901 – India *''

Lycosa grahami ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Fox, 1935 – China *''

Lycosa gravelyi ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2014 – Bangladesh *'' Lycosa guayaquiliana'' Mello-Leitão, 1939 – Ecuador *''

Lycosa hawigvittata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China *''

Lycosa hickmani ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (Roewer, 1955) – New Guinea, Australia (Northern Australia) *'' Lycosa hildegardae'' Casanueva, 1980 – Chile *'' Lycosa hispanica'' (Walckenaer, 1837) – Spain *'' Lycosa horrida'' (Keyserling, 1877) – Colombia *'' Lycosa howarthi'' Gertsch, 1973 – Hawaii *''

Lycosa illicita ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Gertsch, 1934 – Mexico *'' Lycosa immanis'' L. Koch, 1879 – Russia (West Siberia, Far East) *''

Lycosa impavida ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Walckenaer, 1837 – USA *''

Lycosa implacida ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Nicolet, 1849 – Chile *''

Lycosa indagatrix ''Lycosa indagatrix'' is a species of spiders of the genus ''Lycosa'' native to India and Sri Lanka. The species is about long. The habitats include tunnels and burrows and it is a purely nocturnal spider. See also * List of Lycosidae species ...

'' Walckenaer, 1837 – India, Sri Lanka *''

Lycosa indomita ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Nicolet, 1849 – Chile *'' Lycosa infesta'' Walckenaer, 1837 – USA *'' Lycosa injusta'' Banks, 1898 – Mexico *'' Lycosa innocua'' Doleschall, 1859 – Indonesia (Ambon) *'' Lycosa inornata'' Blackwall, 1862 – Brazil *'' Lycosa insulana'' (Bryant, 1923) – Barbados *''

Lycosa insularis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Lucas, 1857 – Cuba *'' Lycosa intermedialis'' Roewer, 1955 – Libya *'' Lycosa interstitialis'' (Strand, 1906) – Algeria *''

Lycosa inviolata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Roewer, 1960 – South Africa *''

Lycosa iranii ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Pocock, 1901 – India *'' Lycosa ishikariana'' (Saito, 1934) – Russia (Kurile Is.), Japan *'' Lycosa isolata'' Bryant, 1940 – Cuba *''

Lycosa jagadalpurensis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Gajbe, 2004 – India *''

Lycosa japhlongensis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2014 – Bangladesh *'' Lycosa kempi'' Gravely, 1924 – India, Pakistan, Bhutan, China *'' Lycosa koyuga'' McKay, 1979 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Lycosa labialis'' Mao & Song, 1985 – China, Korea *''

Lycosa labialisoides ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim, 1997 – China *'' Lycosa laeta'' L. Koch, 1877 – Eastern Australia *''

Lycosa lambai ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Tikader & Malhotra, 1980 – India *'' Lycosa langei'' Mello-Leitão, 1947 – Brazil *'' Lycosa lativulva'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – Guatemala *'' Lycosa lebakensis'' Doleschall, 1859 – Indonesia (Java) *'' Lycosa leucogastra'' Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina *'' Lycosa leucophaeoides'' (Roewer, 1951) – Australia (Queensland) *'' Lycosa leucophthalma'' Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Argentina *'' Lycosa leucotaeniata'' (Mello-Leitão, 1947) – Brazil *''

Lycosa liliputana ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Nicolet, 1849 – Chile *''

Lycosa longivulva ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – Guatemala *'' Lycosa mackenziei'' Gravely, 1924 – Pakistan, India, Bangladesh *''

Lycosa macrophthalma ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Nadolny & Zamani, 2020 – Iran *''

Lycosa maculata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Butt, Anwar & Tahir, 2006 – Pakistan *'' Lycosa madagascariensis'' Vinson, 1863 – Madagascar *'' Lycosa madani'' Pocock, 1901 – India *''

Lycosa magallanica ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Karsch, 1880 – Chile *''

Lycosa magnifica ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' Lycosa mahabaleshwarensis'' Tikader & Malhotra, 1980 – India *''

Lycosa masteri ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Pocock, 1901 – India *''

Lycosa matusitai ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Nakatsudi, 1943 – Japan to Micronesia *''

Lycosa maya ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Chamberlin, 1925 – Mexico *''

Lycosa mexicana ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Banks, 1898 – Mexico *'' Lycosa minae'' (Dönitz & Strand, 1906) – Japan *''

Lycosa mordax ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Walckenaer, 1837 – USA *'' Lycosa moulmeinensis'' Gravely, 1924 – Myanmar *'' Lycosa mukana'' Roewer, 1960 – Congo *''

Lycosa munieri ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1876 – North Africa, Spain (Balearic Is.), Italy (Sardinia) *'' Lycosa muntea'' (Roewer, 1960) – Congo *'' Lycosa niceforoi'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Colombia *'' Lycosa nigricans'' Butt, Anwar & Tahir, 2006 – Pakistan *'' Lycosa nigromarmorata'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Colombia *'' Lycosa nigropunctata'' Rainbow, 1915 – Australia (South Australia) *''

Lycosa nigrotaeniata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Colombia *'' Lycosa nigrotibialis'' Simon, 1884 – India, Bhutan, Myanmar *''

Lycosa nilotica ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Audouin, 1826 – Egypt *'' Lycosa nordenskjoldi'' Tullgren, 1905 – Brazil, Bolivia *'' Lycosa oculata'' Simon, 1876 – Western Mediterranean *'' Lycosa ovalata'' Franganillo, 1930 – Cuba *'' Lycosa pachana'' Pocock, 1898 – Central, Southern Africa *'' Lycosa palliata'' Roewer, 1960 – South Africa *''

Lycosa pampeana ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Holmberg, 1876 – Paraguay, Argentina *'' Lycosa paranensis'' Holmberg, 1876 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Lycosa parvipudens'' Karsch, 1881 – Kiribati (Gilbert Is.) *'' Lycosa patagonica'' Simon, 1886 – Chile *'' Lycosa pavlovi'' Schenkel, 1953 – China *'' Lycosa perkinsi'' Simon, 1904 – Hawaii *'' Lycosa perspicua'' Roewer, 1960 – South Africa *'' Lycosa philadelphiana'' Walckenaer, 1837 – USA *''

Lycosa phipsoni ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Pocock, 1899 – India to China, Taiwan *''

Lycosa pia ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) – Japan *'' Lycosa picta'' Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2014 – Bangladesh *'' Lycosa pictipes'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Argentina *'' Lycosa pictula'' Pocock, 1901 – India *'' Lycosa pintoi'' Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil *''

Lycosa piochardi ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1876 – Syria *'' Lycosa poliostoma'' (C. L. Koch, 1847) – Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina *''

Lycosa poonaensis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Tikader & Malhotra, 1980 – India *''

Lycosa porteri ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1904 – Chile *''

Lycosa praegrandis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' C. L. Koch, 1836 – Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia (Europe), Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia *'' Lycosa praestans'' Roewer, 1960 – Botswana *'' Lycosa proletarioides'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina *'' Lycosa prolifica'' Pocock, 1901 – India *''

Lycosa pulchella ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Arch.) *'' Lycosa punctiventralis'' (Roewer, 1951) – Mexico *'' Lycosa quadrimaculata'' Lucas, 1858 – Gabon *'' Lycosa rimicola'' Purcell, 1903 – South Africa *'' Lycosa ringens'' Tongiorgi, 1977 – St. Helena *''

Lycosa rostrata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Franganillo, 1930 – Cuba *''

Lycosa rufisterna ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Schenkel, 1953 – China *'' Lycosa russea'' Schenkel, 1953 – China *''

Lycosa sabulosa ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – China (Yarkand) *'' Lycosa salifodina'' McKay, 1976 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Lycosa salvadorensis'' Kraus, 1955 – El Salvador *''

Lycosa separata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (Roewer, 1960) – Mozambique *'' Lycosa septembris'' (Strand, 1906) – Ethiopia *''

Lycosa sericovittata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1939 – Brazil *'' Lycosa serranoa'' Tullgren, 1901 – Chile *'' Lycosa shahapuraensis'' Gajbe, 2004 – India *'' Lycosa shaktae'' Bhandari & Gajbe, 2001 – India *''

Lycosa shansia ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (Hogg, 1912) – China, Mongolia *'' Lycosa shillongensis'' Tikader & Malhotra, 1980 – India *'' Lycosa signata'' Lenz, 1886 – Madagascar *''

Lycosa signiventris ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Banks, 1909 – El Salvador, Costa Rica *'' Lycosa sigridae'' (Strand, 1917) – Mexico *'' Lycosa similis'' Banks, 1892 – USA *'' Lycosa singoriensis'' (Laxmann, 1770) – Central to eastern Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Iran, Central Asia, China, Korea *'' Lycosa sochoi'' Mello-Leitão, 1947 – Brazil *''

Lycosa storeniformis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Simon, 1909 – Guinea-Bissau *'' Lycosa subfusca'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – Mexico, Costa Rica *''

Lycosa suboculata ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Guy, 1966 – North Africa *'' Lycosa suzukii'' Yaginuma, 1960 – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan *''

Lycosa sylvatica ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (Roewer, 1951) – Algeria *''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

) – France (Corsica), Italy, Balkans, Turkey, Middle East *''

Lycosa tarantuloides ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Perty, 1833 – Brazil *'' Lycosa tasmanicola'' Roewer, 1960 – Australia (Tasmania) *'' Lycosa teranganicola'' (Strand, 1911) – Indonesia (Aru Is.) *'' Lycosa terrestris'' Butt, Anwar & Tahir, 2006 – Pakistan *'' Lycosa tetrophthalma'' Mello-Leitão, 1939 – Paraguay *''

Lycosa thoracica ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Patel & Reddy, 1993 – India *''

Lycosa thorelli ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' (Keyserling, 1877) – Colombia to Argentina *''

Lycosa tista ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Tikader, 1970 – India, Bangladesh *'' Lycosa transversa'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – Guatemala *'' Lycosa trichopus'' (Roewer, 1960) – Afghanistan *'' Lycosa tula'' (Strand, 1913) – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Lycosa u-album'' Mello-Leitão, 1938 – Argentina *'' Lycosa vachoni'' Guy, 1966 – Algeria *'' Lycosa vellutina'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Colombia *''

Lycosa ventralis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – Mexico *'' Lycosa vittata'' Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1995 – China *'' Lycosa wadaiensis'' Roewer, 1960 – Chad *'' Lycosa wangi'' Yin, Peng & Wang, 1996 – China *'' Lycosa woonda'' McKay, 1979 – Australia (Western Australia) *''

Lycosa wroughtoni ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Pocock, 1899 – India *'' Lycosa wulsini'' Fox, 1935 – China *'' Lycosa yalkara'' McKay, 1979 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Lycosa yerburyi'' Pocock, 1901 – Sri Lanka *''

Lycosa yizhangensis ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

'' Yin, Peng & Wang, 1996 – China *'' Lycosa yunnanensis'' Yin, Peng & Wang, 1996 – China

References

External links

''Lycosa'' - arachnos.eu
{{Taxonbar, from=Q13320847 Lycosidae Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders