Biology:Hippasosa

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Hippasosa is a genus of wolf spiders in the family Lycosidae. Its species are found in Africa and Asia.[1]

Taxonomy

These species were transferred from genus Ocyale, which is now considered a nomen dubium.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes thirteen species:[1]

  • Hippasosa dewinterae (Alderweireldt, 1996) – Malawi, Namibia, South Africa
  • Hippasosa discrepans (Roewer, 1960) – Ethiopia
  • Hippasosa fera (Strand, 1908)Madagascar
  • Hippasosa ghost (Jocque & Jocqué, 2017) – Madagascar
  • Hippasosa grandis (Alderweireldt, 1996) – Togo, Gabun, DR Congo, Namibia
  • Hippasosa guttata (Karsch, 1878)Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa
  • Hippasosa kumari (Dyal, 1935) – Pakistan
  • Hippasosa lanca (Karsch, 1879) – Sri Lanka
  • Hippasosa pelliona (Audouin, 1826) – Algeria, Egypt
  • Hippasosa pilosa Roewer, 1960Turkey, Africa to Saudi Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (type species)
  • Hippasosa qiongzhongensis (Yin & Peng, 1997) – China (Hainan)
  • Hippasosa thailandica Wang, Irfan & Zhang, 2025 – Thailand
  • Hippasosa yunnanensis Wang, Irfan & Zhang, 2025 – China

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Genus Hippasosa". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/4401. Retrieved 2025-10-01. 

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