From folkloric origins to scientific systematics: the first detailed redescription of the type species of Lycosa Latreille, 1804 with insight into the genus (Araneae: Lycosidae) Author Ballarin, Francesco Systematic Zoology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1 – 1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, 192 - 0397, Tokyo, Japan & Department of Zoology, Museo di Storia Naturale of Verona, Lungadige Porta Vittoria, 9, I- 37129, Verona, Italy ballarin.francesco@gmail.com Author Marusik, Yuri M. Institute for Biological Problems of the North, FEB RAS, Portovaya Str., 18, RF- 685000, Magadan, Russia & Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, 9300, Bloemfontein, South Africa yurmar@mail.ru Author Pantini, Paolo Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali “ Enrico Caffi ”, Piazza Cittadella, 10, I- 24129, Bergamo, Italy paolo.pantini@comune.bergamo.it Author Nadolny, Anton A. A. O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Nakhimov Ave., 2, Sevastopol, Crimea nadolnyanton@ibss-ras.ru text European Journal of Taxonomy 2026 2026-03-17 1043 244 286 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3221/14275 journal article 314828 10.5852/ejt.2026.1043.3221 040d868b-9b35-4c6c-9ad7-d885cc309426 2118-9773 19224663 31AB292F-9FFF-4DBF-8FBC-BF05C05BE99E
Table 1 (continued on next page). List of Lycosa Latreille, 1804 barcodes and corresponding BOLD accession codes used in the phylogenetic analysis. Asterisks indicate newly amplified sequences. The neotype individual is highlighted in red
SpeciesBOLD accession codeCodeLocalityRemarks
Hogna radiataSPIEU1410–Romania–
Lycosa bedeliGBCH10904–Morocco–
Lycosa munieriGBCH10856–Italy–
Lycosa oculataGBCH10945–Tunisia–
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)SPIEU229–Resen (North Macedonia)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)SPIEU230–Resen (North Macedonia)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)SPIEU231–Resen (North Macedonia)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)SPIEU233–Resen (North Macedonia)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)SPIEU234–Resen (North Macedonia)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)TURAR078–Van (Turkey)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)TURAR079–Van (Turkey)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)TURAR080–Van (Turkey)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)TURAR1255–Muğla (Turkey)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)TURAR1287–Kayseri (Turkey)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)TURAR355–Dytiki Attiki (Greece)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)TURAR412–Manisa (Turkey)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)TURAR836–Muğla (Turkey)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)TURAR838–Igdir (Turkey)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa sp. (as L. tarantula)TURAR843–Konya (Turkey)Misidentification (possibly referring to L. praegrandis)
Lycosa tarantulaPX 470703*Lyco11Taranto, Puglia (Italy)Neotype
Lycosa tarantulaPX 470704*Lyco12Taranto, Puglia (Italy)Topotype