[Arachnida • 2025] Zoica medogensis, Z. thailandica, ... • Four Species of Zoica Simon, 1898 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Asia

A, B. Zoica medogensis sp. nov.;
C, D. Zoica thailandica sp. nov.

Lu, Marusik, Zhang & Wang, 2025;

E, F. Zoica oculata Buchar, 1997 

 DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1249.152933

(Photographed by Qian-Le Lu & Lu-Yu Wang).

Abstract

Three new species of the wolf spider genus Zoica Simon, 1898 are described from eastern and southeastern parts of Asia: Zoica dulong Lu, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (Yunnan, ♂♀) and Z. medogensis Lu, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (Xizang, ♂♀) from China and Z. thailandica Lu, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (Ratchaburi, ♂♀) from Thailand. The male of Z. oculata Buchar, 1997 (Xizang) is described here for the first time, and the first record of the species from China is reported. Descriptions and photographs of all the species are provided. 

Key words: Bhutan, China, new record, taxonomy, Thailand, webs, wolf spider, Zoicinae

 

Photos of living Zoica spp.
A, B. Zoica medogensis sp. nov.; C, D. Zoica thailandica sp. nov.; E, F. Zoica oculata Buchar, 1997 (female, A, B, E, F. Photographed by Qian-Le Lu; C, D. Photographed by Lu-Yu Wang).

Jin-Zhen Lu, Yuri M. Marusik, Zhi-Sheng Zhang and Lu-Yu Wang. 2025. Four Species of Zoica Simon, 1898 from Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae). ZooKeys. 1249: 371-385. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1249.152933