Zoological Studies

Two New Species of the Genus Alopecosa Simon (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Inner Mongolia, China

Jun Chen, Da-Xiang Song and Jiu-Chun Gao (2000) Two new species of the genus Alopecosa Simon from Inner Mongolia, China, are described: A. huabanna sp. nov. and A. ovalis sp. nov. Both are similar to A. hokkaidensis Tanaka and A. moriutii Tanaka known from Japan as well as A. hingganica Tang, Urita and Song from Inner Mongolia and the northern Holarctic A. pictilis (Emerton) in general outlines of the median apophysis and the median septum. A. huabanna can be distinguished by the specific dorsal band on the abdomen and the dense long hairs on the male metatarsus+tarsi I and II, as well as by the structures of the epigyne and palpal organ; and A. ovalis by the dorsal pattern of the abdomen, the sparse lateral long erect hairs on the male metatarsus+tarsi I and II, the structures of the epigyne and palpal organ, and the erect long strong hairs on the cymbium.