Lycosa hilaris (L. Koch, 1877)

Male and female of Lycosa hilaris [as illustrated in Koch, 1877a]. Cephalothorax length male 4.5 mm, female 2.5 mm.

N.B. Koch (1877a) described this species from a male and two females found in New Zealand. Platnick (2001), following McKay (1973), also lists Tasmania as part of its distribution. This, however, is most likely erroneous, as the examination of Tasmanian collections did not reveal any specimens of L. hilaris (C.J. Vink, pers. comm.). Lycosa hilaris is a senior synonym to Schizocosa umbrata (L. Koch, 1877), Pardosa vicaria (L. Koch, 1877), Pardosa virgatella (Roewer, 1951; = Lycosa virgata Goyen, 1887) and Lycosa algida Simon, 1905) (Vink 1996). However, Vink's (1996) M.Sc. thesis does not constitute a publication according to IUZC guidelines.

Systematics and Taxonomy

Lycosa hilaris L. Koch, 1877a: 920-921, plate 79, Figs 6, 6A; 979-980, plate 85, Figs 6, 6A (female).
Lycosa hilaris L. Koch.- McKay, 1973: 379.

Types

Both the holotype females of Schizocosa umbrata and Pardosa vicaria were described from the k. k. Hofkabinett Wien (Museum Vienna) (Koch 1877a).

Syntypes:

Male and 2 females, New Zealand [no exact locality], Bradleys collection. today housed at the MacLeay Museum, University of Sydney, however, the types of L. hilaris have not yet been located there (M. Humphreys, pers. comm.)

Distribution

New Zealand and offshore islands (Vink, 1996).

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