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Genus: Wadicosa Zyuzin, 1985 | Family: Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833

Wadicosa mendicans (Simon, 1882)

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Distribution: Yemen

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Lectotype: Museo Civico Storia Naturale G. Doria, Genova (MCSNG), Italy m - (Kronestedt, 2026)
Paralectotype: Museo Civico Storia Naturale G. Doria, Genova (MCSNG), Italy 1juv (nonadult f) - (Kronestedt, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Lycosa mendicans Simon, 1882b: 219 (Dm) Original description

Pardosa mendicans Roewer, 1955c: 179

Wadicosa mendicans Kronestedt, 2026: 1975, f. 1A, 2A-B (m, T from Pardosa)

References

Kronestedt, T. (2026). Wadicosa Zyuzin (Araneae: Lycosidae): a new species; and genus transfer of Pardosa mendicans (Simon) from the Arabian Peninsula. Journal of Natural History 60(37-40): 1973-1982. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2026.2706200 ZooBank: 389A1D0E-CF09-4640-9F98-39D9B954F198 -- Show included taxa

Roewer, C. F. (1955c). Katalog der Araneae von 1758 bis 1940, bzw. 1954. 2. Band, Abt. a (Lycosaeformia, Dionycha [excl. Salticiformia]). 2. Band, Abt. b (Salticiformia, Cribellata) (Synonyma-Verzeichnis, Gesamtindex). Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles, 1751 pp. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1882b). Étude sur les arachnides de l'Yemen méridional. In: Viaggio ad Assab nel Mar Rosso, dei signori G. Doria ed O. Beccari con il R. Aviso "Esploratore" dal 16 Novembre 1879 al 26 Febbraio 1880. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 18: 207-260, pl. 8. -- Show included taxa

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Comment
2026-09-28	New taxonomic reference entry	Kronestedt, 2026
2026-09-28	Type repository inserted	Kronestedt, 2026
2026-09-28	Species transferred to new genus	Kronestedt, 2026	Species transferred from Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1847 to Wadicosa Zyuzin, 1985