Acantholycosa baltoroi (Caporiacco, 1935)

Fomichev, Alexander A., 2021, New data on the wolf spiders from theAcantholycosa-complex (Araneae: Lycosidae) from the South Siberia, Zootaxa 5026 (4), pp. 567-585 : 577

Acantholycosa baltoroi group

Acantholycosa baltoroi group — Marusik et al. 2004: 112.

Diagnosis. Members of this group can be easily distinguished based on the following features: palea with a prominent extension in the terminal part and a triangle-shaped projection on the posterior edge, robust terminal apophysis with bifurcate or truncate tip, and anchor-shaped septum ( Marusik et al. 2004).

Composition. This species group includes six species: A. baltoroi (Caporiacco, 1935) (Himalaya, Tibet and Central, Northern and Northeastern China), A. levinae Marusik, Azarkina & Koponen, 2004 (Altai Mountains), A. sergeevi sp. n. (Western Sayan Mountains), A. solituda (Levi & Levi, 1951) (Rocky Mountains, USA), A. sterneri ( Marusik, 1993) (Southern Siberia and Mongolia) and A. zonsteini Marusik & Omelko, 2017 (Sikhote-Alin Mountains).

Comments. It should be noted that the baltoroi -group might represent a separate genus due to the unique cutlike palea with a relatively small, triangle-shaped projection, instead of well-developed paleal apophysis ( Marusik et al. 2004).