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)

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Ballarin, Francesco, Marusik, Yuri M., Pantini, Paolo, Nadolny, Anton A. (2026): 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). European Journal of Taxonomy 1043: 244-286, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1043.3221, URL: europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3221/14275 Abstract.

The genus Lycosa has often served as a wastebasket taxon for species whose systematic position within the Lycosidae remains unclear. This is partly due to the lack of clear information regarding the diagnostic characters of its nominal species, the southern European Lycosa tarantula (Linnaeus, 1758). Despite being known for centuries by both academics and the general public, with the earliest published depictions dating back to the late 16 th century, the taxonomy of this species has long been neglected.