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Hoggicosa

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Hoggicosa
H. forresti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Hoggicosa
Roewer[1]
Species

10, see text

Hoggicosa is a genus of wolf spiders first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1960.[2] The name is a reference to arachnologist Henry Roughton Hogg.[3]

Species

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As of February 2019, it contains ten species, all from Australia:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lycosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  2. ^ Roewer, C. F. (1960). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae) (Fortsetzung und Schluss)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. De Witte. 55: 519–1040.
  3. ^ Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Csiro Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 9780643107090.