Pardosa C.L. Koch, 1847

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Pardosa C.L. Koch, 1847

Type species. Lycosa alacris C.L. Koch, 1833 , from Germany .

Comments. This is the most speciose genus in Lycosidae with 542 species (WSC, 2020), and has a worldwide distribution. It is relatively well studied in the Northern Holarctic. Many species occurring in Asia have no illustrated descriptions or descriptions are too weak for species identification.

Figs. 10–18. Passiena bayi , new species (10–12, 16), P. torbjoerni (13, 14, 17), and P. spinicrus (15, 18). 10, 13, male leg I; 11, 14, 15, female leg I; 12, male carapace, frontal; 16–18, female, carapace. Scale = 1 mm (10, 11); 0.25 mm (12, 16).