Mongolicosa songi
Mongolicosa songi is a species of wolf spider found in Xinjiang, China and adjacent areas of Mongolia.
| Mongolicosa songi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Mongolicosa |
| Species: | M. songi |
| Binomial name | |
| Mongolicosa songi Marusik, Azarkina & Koponen, 2003 | |
This is a dirty-brown coloured spider up to 7.4 mm in length with few distinguishing markings apart from a faint heart-shaped mark on the abdomen. Its closest known relative is M. gobiensis, from which it can be distinguished only by details of the genitalia.
References
- Marusik, Yuri M.; Azarkina, Galina N.; Koponen, Seppo (2003). "A Survey of East Palaearctic Lycosidae (Aranei). II. Acantholycosa F. Dahl, 1908 and related new genera" (PDF). Arthropoda Selecta. 12 (2): 101–148. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
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