Wu Changjun, Tao Zehong, Wang Yang, Luo Yufa
Key Laboratory of Wetland Biodiversity of the Jianhu Basin of Shaoxing, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shaoxing University, shaoxing, China Key Laboratory of Wetland Biodiversity of the Jianhu Basin of Shaoxing, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shaoxing University shaoxing China.
Biodivers Data J. 2025 Aug 21;13:e166495. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e166495. eCollection 2025.
Simon, 1885 is the second-largest genus in the family Lycosidae after C. L. Koch, 1847 (517 species), including 232 species so far. This genus has a cosmopolitan distribution spanning multiple continents. However, only four species ( (Schenkel, 1963), Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1996, Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim, 1997 and Lo, Wei & Cheng, 2023) have been recorded in China.
A new combination, (Buchar, 1997), (from Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in south-western China), is proposed with both morphological and molecular evidence. Detailed morphological descriptions, photographs, scanning electron micrographs and a distribution map are provided. This species is distinguished from congeners by the unique structure of the female epigyne and its somatic pattern. Molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest (Buchar, 1997) and all analysed species cluster together within the subfamily Lycosinae and the species is sister to the group, including Emerton, 1885, Walckenaer, 1805 and L. Koch, 1877.
西蒙蛛属（Simon，1885）是狼蛛科中仅次于C. L. 科赫（C. L. Koch，1847，包含517个物种）的第二大属，目前包括232个物种。该属分布于多个大陆，具有世界性分布。然而，在中国仅记录到四个物种（（申克尔，1963年）、尹、鲍和张，1996年、彭、尹、张和金，1997年以及罗、魏和程，2023年）。
基于形态学和分子证据，提出了一个新组合，（布哈尔，1997年），（来自中国西南部的云南和四川省）。提供了详细的形态描述、照片、扫描电子显微镜图像和分布图。该物种通过雌蛛外雌器的独特结构及其体表模式与同属其他物种相区分。分子系统发育分析表明，（布哈尔，1997年）与所有分析物种在狼蛛亚科内聚类在一起，并且该物种是包括埃默顿蛛属（Emerton，1885）、瓦尔克纳蛛属（Walckenaer，1805）和L. 科赫蛛属（L. Koch，1877）在内的类群的姐妹种。
