Lycosa Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Lycosidae) of Israel, with a note on Geolycosa Montgomery, 1904 Author Steinpress, Igor Armiach 380129F9-96AC-4F19-A30E-3FB65AA39076 The Arachnid National Natural History Collection, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Giv’at Ram, Jerusalem, Israel. The Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Giv’at Ram, Jerusalem, Israel. University of Rennes, Rennes, France. Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. bomtombadil@gmail.com Author Cohen, Mira 0FE66053-001F-44F1-A0EC-36DDAF791AE2 mira.cohen@mail.huji.ac.il Author Pétillon, Julien 9A91C3B1-C4C5-485D-ACC5-E831EA5E7EA2 julien.petillon@univ-rennes1.fr Author Chipman, Ariel D. C7A32B57-33D0-4A35-BB05-62C919137F53 ariel.chipman@huji.ac.il Author Gavish-Regev, Efrat FC073F19-2202-4C89-8B43-CEA4CC5E2D50 The Arachnid National Natural History Collection, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Giv’at Ram, Jerusalem, Israel. The Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Giv’at Ram, Jerusalem, Israel. University of Rennes, Rennes, France. Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. efrat.gavish-regev@mail.huji.ac.il text European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-07-26 832 1 1 54 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.832.1877 journal article 110556 10.5852/ejt.2022.832.1877 a5effd4e-8a15-48fe-9e66-d8f46ff4694e 2118-9773 6916850 6AD25640-2B25-458D-942D-22ED24D177BD Genus Geolycosa Montgomery, 1904 Type species Geolycosa latifrons Montgomery, 1904 . Diagnosis Large lycosids; carapace elevated anteriorly; PME and ALE forming rectangle; septal pedicel on epigyne and spur on TA long ( Zyuzin & Logunov 2000 ). Description Leg I strongest, nearly as long as IV, with thick scopulae on three terminal joints. Chelicerae large. Cephalic region of cephalothorax raised. 1 st eye row as wide as 2 nd eye row (PME). Otherwise, similar to Lycosa ( Montgomery 1904 ) . The type species with elongated epigynal septum and elongated palpal TA ( Wallace 1942 ). Natural history Burrowing lycosids, not venturing far from their burrow (except mature males) ( Wallace 1942 ). Distribution In its current composition Geolycosa is nearly cosmopolitan, recorded in all continents, except Antarctica , in tropical to temperate latitudes. Relationships Geolycosa is a polyphyletic genus, as shown by Piecentini et al. (2019). The morphology is possibly a convergence across Lycosinae, due to adaptation to a digging lifestyle. The type species is from North America, and it might not be related to the Old-World species. Composition 72 species are recorded in the World Spider Catalog (2022) .