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Checklist for Family Lycosidae Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979 (Ground Spiders)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
284
1524
5154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
243
1292
4506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
795
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
781
3254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
735
2986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
733
2984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lycosoidea
Caporiacco, 1938
6
57
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycosidae
Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979
Ground Spiders, Wolf Spider, Wolf spiders
28
227
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
28 Genera with 227 Species
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Acantholycosa Dahl, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Agalenocosa Mello-Leitao, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alopecosa Simon, 1835Fox spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Arctosa C. L. Koch, 2004Bear Spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Crocodilosa Caporiacco, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Draposa Kronestedt, 19939SpeciesTaxom
Evippa Simon, 198011SpeciesTaxom
Evippomma Roewer, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Geolycosa Montgomery, 1876Burrowing wolf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Hippasa Simon, 199919SpeciesTaxom
Hippasosa Audouin, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hogna Simon, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Lycosa Latreille, 1899Wolf Spiders38SpeciesTaxom
Lysania Thorell, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Margonia Hippa & Leht..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Ocyale Audouin, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Ovia Sankaran, Ma..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1877Thin-legged Wolf Spider79SpeciesTaxom
Passiena Thorell, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Pirata Sundevall, 1876Pirate wolf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Piratula Roewer, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Serratacosa Wang, Peng &..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Shapna Hippa & Leht..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Trochosa C. L. Koch, 18569SpeciesTaxom
Venonia Thorell, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Wadicosa Zyuzin, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Xerolycosa Dahl, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Zoica Simon, 18982SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
227 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acantholycosa baltoroi Lodovico di ..., 1935
Acantholycosa lignaria (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Pardosa lyrata Odenwall, 1901
Acantholycosa norvegica Tord Tamerla..., 1872
Agalenocosa subinermis Eugène Simon, 1897
Alopecosa aculeata Clerck, 1758
Alopecosa cuneata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Alopecosa inquilina Carl Alexand..., 1757
Alopecosa pinetorum Tord Tamerla..., 1856
Alopecosa pulverulenta (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Arctosa renidescens Jan Buchar &..., 1995
Alopecosa taeniata Carl Ludwig ..., 1835
Arctosa alpigena Carl Ludwig ..., 1852
Arctosa dhikala Sankaran & C..., 2023
Arctosa himalayensis Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Arctosa indica Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Arctosa kalpiensis Gajbe, 2004
Arctosa khudiensis Sinha, 1951
Arctosa lesserti Eduard Reimoser, 1934
Arctosa lutetiana Eugène Simon, 1876
Arctosa mulani Dyal, 1935
Arctosa quinquedens Dhali & al., 2012
Arctosa rubicunda Eugen von Ke..., 1877
Arctosa sandeshkhaliensis Majumder, 2004
Arctosa tappaensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Crocodilosa leucostigma Eugène Simon, 1885
Crocodilosa maindroni Eugène Simon, 1897
Draposa amkhasensis Tikader & Ma..., 1976
Draposa atropalpis Frederick He..., 1924
Draposa burasantiensis Tikader & Ma..., 1976
Draposa lyrivulva Friedrich Wi..., 1906
Draposa nicobarica Tord Tamerla..., 1891
Draposa oakleyi Frederick He..., 1924
Draposa porpaensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Draposa sebastiani Abhijith & S..., 2023
Draposa subhadrae Patel & C. A..., 1993
Evippa baltoroi Caporiacco, 1935
Evippa banarensis Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Evippa jabalpurensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Evippa mandlaensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Evippa praelongipes Octavius Pic..., 1870
Evippa rajasthanea Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Evippa rubiginosa Eugène Simon, 1885
Evippa shivaj Tikader & Ma..., 1980
Evippa shivajii Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Evippa sohani Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Evippa solanensis Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Evippomma evippinum Eugène Simon, 1897
Geolycosa carli Eduard Reimoser, 1934
Geolycosa urbana Octavius Pic..., 1876
Hippasa agelenoides (Eugène Simon, 1884)⇒ Hippasa holmerae Tord Tamerla..., 1895
Hippasa charamaensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Hippasa deserticola Simon, 1889
Hippasa fabreae Pawan U. Gaj..., 1999
Hippasa greenalliae John Blackwall, 1867
Hippasa hansae Pawan U. Gaj..., 1999
Hippasa haryanensis Arora & Monga, 1994
Hippasa himalayensis Frederick He..., 1924
Hippasa holmerae Tord Tamerla..., 1895
Hippasa loundesi Frederick He..., 1924
Hippasa lycosina Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Hippasa madhuae Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Hippasa madraspatana Frederick He..., 1924
Hippasa olivacea Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Hippasa pantherina Pocock, 1899
Hippasa partita Octavius Pic..., 1876
Hippasa pisaurina Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Hippasa valiveruensis Patel & C. A..., 1993
Hippasa wigglesworthi Pawan U. Gaj..., 1999
Hippasosa pilosa (Roewer, 1960)⇒ Ocyale pilosa Carl Friedri..., 1960
Hogna bistriata Gravely, 1924
Hogna frondicola James Henry ..., 1885Forest Wolf Spider
Hogna himalayensis Frederick He..., 1924
Hogna irascibilis Octavius Pic..., 1885
Hogna stictopyga Tord Tamerla..., 1895
Lycosa arambagensis Biswamoy Bis..., 1992
Lycosa balaramai Patel & C. A..., 1993
Lycosa barnesi Frederick He..., 1924
Lycosa bhatnagari Sadana, 1969
Lycosa bistriata Frederick He..., 1924
Lycosa carmichaeli Frederick He..., 1924
Lycosa chaperi Eugène Simon, 1885
Lycosa choudhuryi Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Lycosa fuscana Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Lycosa geotubalis Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Lycosa goliathus Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Lycosa grahami Irving Fox, 1935
Lycosa himalayensis Gravely, 1924
Lycosa indagatrix Charles Atha..., 1837Milkweed
Lycosa iran Pocock, 1901
Lycosa iranii Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Lycosa jagadalpurensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Lycosa kempi Frederick He..., 1924
Lycosa lambai Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Lycosa mackenziei Frederick He..., 1924
Lycosa madani Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Lycosa mahabaleshwarensis Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Lycosa masteri Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Lycosa nigrotibialis Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Lycosa phipsoni (Mary Agard P..., 1899)⇒ Lycosa nigrotibialis Eugène Simon, 1884
Lycosa pictipes Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Lycosa pictula Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Lycosa piochardi Eugène Simon, 1876
Lycosa poonaensis Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Lycosa prolifica Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Lycosa shahapuraensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Lycosa shaktae Bhandari & P..., 2001
Lycosa shillongensis Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Lycosa sumatrana Gravely, 1924
Lycosa terrestris Butt, Anwar ..., 2006
Lycosa thoracica (Patel & C. A..., 1993)⇒ Pardosa palustris Linnaeus, 1758
Lycosa tista Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Lycosa wroughtoni Mary Agard P..., 1899
Lysania prolixa Malamel & al., 2015
Margonia himalayensis Frederick He..., 1924
Ocyale atalanta (Audouin, 1825)⇒ Ocyale pilosa Carl Friedri..., 1960
Ocyale kalpiensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Ocyale kumari Dyal, 1935
Ocyale neatalanta (Alderweireldt, 1996)⇒ Ocyale pilosa Carl Friedri..., 1960
Ocyale pilosa Carl Friedri..., 1960
Ovia procurva Yu & Song, 1988
Ovia quinquedens Dhali, Roy, ..., 2012
Pardosa agricola Thorell, 1856
Pardosa al Tikader, 1977
Pardosa algoides Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Pardosa alii Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Pardosa altitudis Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Pardosa amentata Clerck, 1758Spotted wolf spider
Pardosa amkhasensis (Benoy Krishn..., 1976)⇒ Draposa amkhasensis Tikader & Ma..., 1976
Pardosa atrata Tord Tamerla..., 1873
Pardosa atropalpis (Frederick He..., 1924)⇒ Draposa atropalpis Frederick He..., 1924
Pardosa balaghatensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Pardosa bargaonensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Pardosa bastarensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Pardosa birmanica Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Pardosa burasantiensis (Benoy Krishn..., 1976)⇒ Draposa burasantiensis Tikader & Ma..., 1976
Pardosa chambaensis Benoy Krishn..., 1976
Pardosa debolinae Majumder, 2004
Pardosa distincta (John Blackwall, 1846)⇒ Pardosa hyperborea Thorell, 1872
Pardosa duplicata Subhendu Sek..., 1994
Pardosa evippiformis Caporiacco, 1935
Pardosa flavisterna Lodovico di ..., 1935
Pardosa fletcheri Frederick He..., 1924
Pardosa fortunata Octavius Pic..., 1885
Pardosa fulvipes Collett, 1876
Pardosa fuscula Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Pardosa gopalai Patel & C. A..., 1993
Pardosa haupti Da-xiang Song, 1995
Pardosa heterophthalma Eugène Simon, 1898
Pardosa hyperborea Thorell, 1872
Pardosa jabalpurensis Pawan U. Gaj..., 1999
Pardosa kalpiensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Pardosa kupupa Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Pardosa lahorensis (Frederick He..., 1924)⇒ Draposa oakleyi Frederick He..., 1924
Pardosa leucopalpis (Friedrich Wi..., 1906)⇒ Draposa lyrivulva Friedrich Wi..., 1906
Pardosa lugubris (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Pardosa saltans Töpfer-Hofmann, 2000
Pardosa mackenziana Eugen von Ke..., 1877
Pardosa minuta Benoy Krishn..., 1976
Pardosa mionebulosa Chang-Min Yi..., 1997
Pardosa moesta Banks, 1892
Pardosa monticola (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Pardosa palustris Linnaeus, 1758
Pardosa mukundi Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Pardosa mysorensis Benoy Krishn..., 1971
Pardosa nicobarica (Tord Tamerla..., 1891)⇒ Draposa nicobarica Tord Tamerla..., 1891
Pardosa nigriceps Thorell, 1856
Pardosa oakleyi (Frederick He..., 1924)⇒ Draposa oakleyi Frederick He..., 1924
Pardosa ontariensis Willis J. Ge..., 1933Eligulate lycopods
Pardosa orcchaensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Pardosa oriens Chamberlin, 1924
Pardosa paludicola (Carl Alexand..., 1757)⇒ Pardosa italica Tongiorgi, 1966
Pardosa palustris Linnaeus, 1758
Pardosa parathompsoni Wang & Zhang, 2014
Pardosa partita Eugène Simon, 1885
Pardosa porpaensis (Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004)⇒ Draposa porpaensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Pardosa prativaga Ludwig Carl ..., 1870
Pardosa prativaga scoparia Simon, 1937
Pardosa procurva Yu & Da-xian..., 1988
Pardosa pseudoannulata Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Pardosa pullata Clerck, 1757
Pardosa pusiola Tord Tamerla..., 1891
Pardosa ranjani Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Pardosa rhenockensis Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Pardosa riparia (C. L. Koch, 1833)⇒ Pardosa prativaga Ludwig Carl ..., 1870
Pardosa schenkeli Roger de Les..., 1904
Pardosa septentrionalis Johan Peter ..., 1861
Pardosa shyamae (Benoy Krishn..., 1970)⇒ Pardosa sumatrana Tord Tamerla..., 1890
Pardosa songosa Benoy Krishn..., 1976
Pardosa sphagnicola Maria Dahl, 1908
Pardosa subhadrae (Patel & C. A..., 1993)⇒ Draposa subhadrae Patel & C. A..., 1993
Pardosa suchismitae Majumder, 2004
Pardosa sumatrana Tord Tamerla..., 1890
Pardosa sutherlandi Frederick He..., 1924
Pardosa tappaensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Pardosa tesquorum Odenwall, 1901
Pardosa thalassia Tord Tamerla..., 1891
Pardosa tikaderi Arora & Monga, 1994
Pardosa timidula Carl Friedri..., 1951
Pardosa trailli (Octavius Pic..., 1873)⇒ Pardosa eiseni Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Pardosa tridentis Lodovico di ..., 1935
Pardosa tuberosa Wang & Zhang, 2014
Pardosa xerampelina Eugen von Ke..., 1877
Passiena spinicrus Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Pirata piraticus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Trebacosa marxi Witmer Stone, 1890
Pirata punctipes Gravely, 1924
Pirata tenuitarsis Eugène Simon, 1876
Piratula acuminata Sudhin, Sank..., 2025
Piratula hygrophila Tord Tamerla..., 1872
Piratula insularis James Henry ..., 1885Lonely Wolf Spider
Piratula uliginosa Thorell, 1856
Serratacosa himalayensis Gravely, 1924
Shapna pluvialis Heikki Hippa..., 1983
Trochosa aquatica Tanaka, 1985
Trochosa dentichelis Jan Buchar, 1997
Trochosa gunturensis Patel & C. A..., 1993
Trochosa himalayensis Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Trochosa propinqua Octavius Pic..., 1885
Trochosa punctipes Frederick He..., 1924
Trochosa ruricola (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Trochosa hispanica Eugène Simon, 1870
Trochosa ruricoloides Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Trochosa terricola Thorell, 1856
Venonia himalayensis (Gravely, 1924)⇒ Margonia himalayensis Frederick He..., 1924
Wadicosa fidelis Octavius Pic..., 1872
Wadicosa ghatica Kronestedt, 2017
Wadicosa intermediata Abhijith & S..., 2024
Wadicosa prasantae Ahmed & al., 2014
Wadicosa quadrifer Gravely, 1924
Wadicosa quadrifera Frederick He..., 1924
Xerolycosa nemoralis Westring, 1861
Zoica harduarae Biswamoy Bis..., 2008
Zoica puellula Eugène Simon, 1898

Subnodes of Lycosidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyEvippinae
Zyuzin, 1985
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLycosinae
Simon, 1898
10
100
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPardosinae
Simon, 1898
2
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPiratinae
Zyuzin, 1993
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVenoniinae
Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyWadicosinae
Zyuzin, 1985
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



Lycosidae (Lehtinen & Hippa 1979)
Lycosidae (Lehtinen & Hippa 1979)


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