Trochosa adjacens O. Pickard-Cambridge 1885
- Dataset
- On the identity of Trochosa hispanica (Araneae, Lycosidae), with notes on the synonymy of West Palaearctic “ Trochosa ” species
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Araneae
- family
- Lycosidae
- genus
- Trochosa
- species
- Trochosa adjacens
description
Description. See O. Pickard-Cambridge (1885). Holotype faded. Measurements of the holotype ♀: total length 11.0; carapace 5.0 long, 4.0 wide; Leg I 11.7 (3.3, 1.9, 2.6, 2.3, 1.6).
description
Fig. 10 C
discussion
Comments. The shape of the epigyne indicates that this species belongs to Trochosa, unlike other species placed by O. Pickard-Cambridge (1885) in this genus. The relationship of T. adjacens with other congeners remains unclear. Most, if not all, females in the genus Trochosa cannot be distinguished from each other, especially singletons. To correctly classify this species, males are required from the type locality.
distribution
Distribution. This species is known from the type locality only, Yangihissar Town in SW Xinjiang.
materials_examined
Type: holotype ♀ in OUMNH, vial “ ## faded label, 1680 ”. Information in the text “ Yangihissar, April 1874 ” (= China, Xinjiang). Note. This species was recognized among the “ Yarkand spiders ”, a collection lacking species or geographical labels, due to its size, “ over 5 lines ” (~ 10.5 mm), and pale coloration. In the description, O. Pickard-Cambridge (1885) compared this species with T. terricola Thorell, 1856 and T. ruricola, the generotype.