Acantholycosa lignaria ( Clerck, 1757 )

Zhang, Xiang-Yun, Zhang, Zhi-Sheng & Wang, Lu-Yu, 2025, Review of the wolf spider genus Acantholycosa Dahl, 1908 from China (Araneae, Lycosidae), ZooKeys 1240, pp. 239-256 : 239-256

Acantholycosa lignaria ( Clerck, 1757)

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Araneus lignarius Clerck, 1757: 90, pl. 4, fig. 4 (♂ ♀).

Acantholycosa lignaria : Dahl 1908: 367, 369, fig. 61 (♂ ♀); Song et al. 1999: 316, fig. 186 B (♀); Marusik et al. 2004: 119, figs 27–29, 54, 115–121 (♂ ♀); Almquist 2006: 184, figs 187 a – h (♂ ♀); Marusik and Omelko 2011: 6, figs 23, 33, 34, 37 (♂ ♀). 1

Material examined.

China: • 3 ♂, Inner Mongolia, Hulun Buir, Ewenki Co., Yiminhe Town, Yimin River bank , 48°36'6"N, 119°47'40"E, elev. 669 m, 26–31.07. 1972, J. M. He and D. R. Yang leg. • 1 ♂, Jilin Prov., Yanbian Pref., Antu Co., Erdaobaihe Town , 42°26'11"N, 128°6'1"E, elev. 728 m, 24. 06. 1979 .

Diagnosis.

Acantholycosa lignaria is similar to A. zonsteini Marusik & Omelko, 2017 ( Marusik and Omelko 2017, figs 1–9) in having a rather large paleal apophysis, bilobated tip of embolus and flat and broad embolic spine (Figs 3 A, B , 4 B – F ), but it can be differentiated by the terminal apophysis angled ventrally (Figs 3 A , 4 B, D, F ) (vs. straight); the triangular embolic spine extending posteriorly (Figs 3 A , 4 B, D, F ) (vs. conical spine extending prolaterally); and the subdistal part of the embolus not tapering ventrally (Figs 3 A , 4 B, D, F ) (vs. tapering).

Description.

See Marusik et al (2004). Habitus as shown in Fig. 4 A , male palp as in Figs 3 A, B , 4 B – F .

Distribution.

From Germany and Sweden east to Kamchatka and south to Jilin and northeastern Inner Mongolia ( China).

Comment.

This species belongs to the A. lignaria - group.

Figures

Figure 3. Acantholycosa lignaria (Clerck, 1757), male A left male palp, ventral view B same, retrolateral view.

Figure 4. Acantholycosa lignaria (Clerck, 1757), male A male habitus, dorsal view B left male palp, ventral view C same, retrolateral view D palp bulb, ventral view E same, retrolateral view F paleal apophysis, terminal apophysis and embolus, ventral view.

Figure 13. Distribution of Acantholycosa species in China.