| Ocyale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Ocyale Audouin, 1826 |
| Type species | |
| Ocyale atalanta (nomen dubium) Audouin, 1826 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
| Synonyms | |
Hippasosa Roewer, 1960 | |
Ocyale is a wolf spider genus in the family Lycosidae. [1]
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