\n''[[Arctosa cinerea|A. cinerea]]''
\n''[[Arctosa leopardus|A. leopardus]]''
\n''[[Arctosa perita|A. perita]]''
\n''[[Arctosa stigmosa|A. stigmosa]]''
\n''many more''"},"synonyms":{"wt":"* ''Alopecosella'' Roewer, 1960\n* ''Arctosella'' Roewer, 1960\n* ''Arkalosula'' Roewer, 1960\n* ''Bonacosa'' Roewer, 1960\n* ''Leaena'' Simon, 1885\n* ''Leaenella'' Roewer, 1960\n* ''Tetrarctosa'' Roewer, 1960\n* ''Tricca'' Simon, 1889\n* ''Triccosta'' Roewer, 1960"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwBA">
Arctosa | |
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A. cinerea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Lycosidae |
Genus: | Arctosa C. L. Koch, 1847 |
Type species | |
Aranea cinerea Fabricius, 1777 | |
Species | |
A. alpigena | |
Diversity | |
169 species | |
Synonyms | |
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