Wadicosa
Sign in to saveWadicosa is a genus of wolf spiders, with 19 described species found from the Canary Islands to Indonesia.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Wadicosa is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Lycosidae, Turkey and Japan.
Vinony files it under Araneomorphae genera, Lycosidae and Spiders of Africa.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyLycosidae
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Wadicosa is a genus of wolf spiders, with 19 described species found from the Canary Islands to Indonesia.
==Etymology== The genus name Wadicosa is derived from the Arabic word واد "wadi" (meaning a dry riverbed or seasonal watercourse in arid regions) combined with the suffix "-cosa" commonly used in wolf spider genera (which are variations of Lycosa, from Greek λύκος "wolf"). This name reflects the characteristic habitat preference of these spiders for dried-up riverbeds with clay deposits in desert and semi-desert regions.
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