Lycosa simplex L. Koch, 1882

Bosmans & Van Keer, 2012, On the spider species described by L. Koch in 1882 from the Balearic Islands (Araneae), Arachnologische Mitteilungen 43 (1), pp. 5-16 : 10

Lycosa simplex L. Koch, 1882 stat. rev. ( Fig. 20 ) Lycosa simplex L. Koch, 1882 : 663, pl. 21, fig. 34 (descr. female).

Pirata simplex ; Roewer, 1955: 284.

Type material

Holotype male of Lycosa simplex Spain, Baleares, Palma city moats, begin May, and Ses Prat de Jordi , beginning of May, Schaufuss leg.; not examined, unavailable in ZMB .

Comments

The holotype could not be examined. According to the original description by KOCH (1882), it is a large species (23 mm) suggesting a lycosid genus encompassing larger species, such as Hogna , Lycorma or Lycosa . KOCH ’s ( 1882) figure of the epigyne does not look like a Pirata epigyne at all and the transfer proposed by ROEWER (1955) seems a random choice. See also comments under Lycosa conspersa .

Distribution The type locality on Mallorca.

Figures

Figs. 11 - 23. Figs. 11 - 12: Arctosa fulvolineata (Lucas, 1846). 11. Epigyne of Lycosa perspicax in KOCH (1882); 12. Epigyne of Arctosa fulvolineata in KNÜLLE (1959). Figs 13 - 16. Arctosa lacustris (Simon, 1876). 13. Male palp of Lycosa subhirsuta in KOCH (1882); 14. Male palp of Arctosa lacustris in KNÜLLE (1959); 15. Epigyne of Lycosa subhirsuta in KOCH (1882); 16. Epigyne of Arctosa lacustris in KNÜLLE (1959). Fig. 17. Epigyne of Lycosa conspersa in KOCH (1882). Fig. 18. Epigyne of Lycosa fraisei in KOCH (1882). Fig. 19. Epigyne of Lycosa insulana in KOCH (1882). Fig. 20. Epigyne of Lycosa simplex in KOCH (1882). Fig. 21. Male palp of Pardosa tenuipes in KOCH (1882). Figs 22 - 23. Thanatus vulgaris Simon, 1870. 22. Epigyne of Philodromus vegetus in KOCH (1882). 23. Epigyne of Thanatus vulgaris in SZITA & SAMU (2000).