Alopecosa#Dubious names

Most species grow up to 2 cm. Alopecosa females make a burrow in which they deposit their egg sac. The female then stays in the burrow guarding the sac until the eggs hatch.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

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The species in this genus have been traditionally grouped into sibling species complexes (groups) based on morphological characters, but, as morphology-based taxonomy can be unreliable, alternative methods have also been employed to identify species correctly. For example, differences in observed courtship and copulation behaviour have proved to be a useful tool for species identification and delimitation, particularly in cryptic species.{{cite journal |last1=Just |first1=Pavel |last2=Opatova |first2=Vera |last3=Dolejš |first3=Petr |title=Does reproductive behaviour reflect phylogenetic relationships? An example from Central European Alopecosa wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae)|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=185 |pages=1039–1056 | date=2018 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zly060 }} Molecular techniques have also been applied to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships between some species.

{{As of|2021|01}}, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

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• Alopecosa accentuata (Latreille, 1817) – Europe
• Alopecosa aculeata (Clerck, 1757) – North America, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Iran, Central Asia, China, Japan
• Alopecosa akkolka Marusik, 1995 – Kazakhstan, China
• Alopecosa albofasciata (Brullé, 1832) – Mediterranean to Central Asia
• Alopecosa albonotata (Schmidt, 1895) – Russia (Middle Siberia)
• Alopecosa albostriata (Grube, 1861) – Russia (West to East Siberia, Far East)
• Alopecosa albovittata (Schmidt, 1895) – Russia (Middle Siberia)
• Alopecosa alpicola (Simon, 1876) – Spain, France, Italy, Russia (Europe), China, Caucasus?, Kazakhstan?
• Alopecosa andesiana (Berland, 1913) – Ecuador
• Alopecosa artenarensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa atis Caporiacco, 1949 – Libya
• Alopecosa auripilosa (Schenkel, 1953) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea
• Alopecosa aurita Chen, Song & Kim, 2001 – China
• Alopecosa ayubaevorum Fomichev & Logunov, 2015 – Russia (Altai)
• Alopecosa azsheganovae Esyunin, 1996 – Russia (Europe to South Siberia)
• Alopecosa balinensis (Giltay, 1935) – Indonesia (Bali)
• Alopecosa beckeri (Thorell, 1875) – Ukraine
• Alopecosa camerunensis Roewer, 1960 – Cameroon
• Alopecosa canaricola Schmidt, 1982 – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa cedroensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa chagyabensis Hu & Li, 1987 – China
• Alopecosa cinnameopilosa (Schenkel, 1963) – Kazakhstan, Russia (Central Asia to Far East), China, Korea, Japan
• Alopecosa cronebergi (Thorell, 1875) – Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia (Europe), Caucasus, Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa cuneata (Clerck, 1757) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, China
• Alopecosa cursor (Hahn, 1831) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Iran, Central Asia, China
• Alopecosa cursorioides Charitonov, 1969 – Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
• Alopecosa curtohirta Tang, Urita & Song, 1993 – China
• Alopecosa deserta Ponomarev, 2007 – Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa disca Tang, Yin & Yang, 1997 – China
• Alopecosa dryada Cordes, 1996 – Greece
• Alopecosa edax (Thorell, 1875) – Poland, China
• Alopecosa ermolaevi Savelyeva, 1972 – Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa etrusca Lugetti & Tongiorgi, 1969 – Italy, North Macedonia, Turkey
• Alopecosa exasperans (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877) – Canada, Greenland
• Alopecosa fabrilis (Clerck, 1757) (type species) – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, China
• Alopecosa farinosa (Herman, 1879) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran?
• Alopecosa fedotovi (Charitonov, 1946) – Central Asia
• Alopecosa fuerteventurensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa fulvastra Caporiacco, 1955 – Venezuela
• Alopecosa gachangensis Seo, 2017 – Korea
• Alopecosa garamantica (Caporiacco, 1936) – Libya
• Alopecosa gomerae (Strand, 1911) – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa gracilis (Bösenberg, 1895) – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa hamata (Schenkel, 1963) – China
• Alopecosa hermiguensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa himalayaensis Hu, 2001 – China
• Alopecosa hingganica Tang, Urita & Song, 1993 – Mongolia, China
• Alopecosa hirta (Kulczyński, 1908) – Russia (north-eastern Siberia)
• Alopecosa hirtipes (Kulczyński, 1907) – Canada, USA (Alaska), Russia (Europe to Far East)
• Alopecosa hoevelsi Schmidt & Barensteiner, 2000 – China
• Alopecosa hokkaidensis Tanaka, 1985 – Russia (Far East), China, Japan
• Alopecosa huabanna Chen, Song & Gao, 2000 – China
• Alopecosa hui Chen, Song & Kim, 2001 – China
• Alopecosa inderensis Ponomarev, 2007 – Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa inimica (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – Tajikistan
• Alopecosa inquilina (Clerck, 1757) – Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa irinae Lobanova, 1978 – Russia (South Siberia)
• Alopecosa kalahariana Roewer, 1960 – Botswana
• Alopecosa kalavrita Buchar, 2001 – Greece
• Alopecosa kaplanovi Oliger, 1983 – Russia (Far East)
• Alopecosa kasakhstanica Savelyeva, 1972 – Russia (West to South Siberia, Central Asia), Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa kochi (Keyserling, 1877) – North America
• Alopecosa koponeni Blagoev & Dondale, 2014 – Canada
• Alopecosa kovblyuki Nadolny & Ponomarev, 2012 – Ukraine, Russia (Europe, West Siberia), Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa kratochvili (Schenkel, 1963) – China
• Alopecosa krynickii (Thorell, 1875) – Ukraine (Crimea)
• Alopecosa kulczynski Sternbergs, 1979 – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East)
• Alopecosa kulczynskii (Bösenberg, 1895) – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa kulsaryensis Ponomarev, 2012 – Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa kungurica Esyunin, 1996 – Russia (Europe)
• Alopecosa kuntzi Denis, 1953 – Italy (Sicily), Turkey, Russia (Caucasus), Yemen
• Alopecosa laciniosa (Simon, 1876) – Spain, France
• Alopecosa lallemandi (Berland, 1913) – Ecuador
• Alopecosa latifasciata (Kroneberg, 1875) – Central Asia
• Alopecosa leonhardii (Strand, 1913) – Australia (Central)
• Alopecosa lessertiana Brignoli, 1983 – China
• Alopecosa licenti (Schenkel, 1953) – Russia (South Siberia, Far East), Mongolia, China, Korea
• Alopecosa lindbergi Roewer, 1960 – Afghanistan
• Alopecosa linzhan Chen & Song, 2003 – China
• Alopecosa litvinovi Izmailova, 1989 – Russia (South Siberia)
• Alopecosa longicymbia Savelyeva, 1972 – Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa madigani (Hickman, 1944) – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Alopecosa mariae (Dahl, 1908) – Italy, Central Europe to Ukraine and south-eastern Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), China
• Alopecosa marikovskyi Logunov, 2013 – Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa medvedevi Ponomarev, 2009 – Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa michaelseni (Simon, 1902) – Chile
• Alopecosa mikhailovi Omelko, Marusik & Koponen, 2013 – Russia (Sakhalin)
• Alopecosa moesta (Holmberg, 1876) – Argentina
• Alopecosa mojonia (Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Argentina
• Alopecosa moriutii Tanaka, 1985 – Russia (Far East), Korea, Japan
• Alopecosa mutabilis (Kulczyński, 1908) – Russia (Europe to East Siberia), USA (Alaska)
• Alopecosa nagpag Chen, Song & Kim, 2001 – China
• Alopecosa nemurensis (Strand, 1907) – Japan
• Alopecosa nigricans (Simon, 1886) – Argentina, Falkland Is.
• Alopecosa nitidus Hu, 2001 – China
• Alopecosa notabilis (Schmidt, 1895) – Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa nybelini Roewer, 1960 – Afghanistan
• Alopecosa oahuensis (Keyserling, 1890) – Hawaii
• Alopecosa obscura Schmidt, 1980 – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa obsoleta (C. L. Koch, 1847) – Turkmenistan
• Alopecosa ogorodica Trilikauskas & Azarkina, 2014 – Russia (Altai)
• Alopecosa orbisaca Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim, 1997 – China
• Alopecosa orophila (Thorell, 1887) – Myanmar
• Alopecosa orotavensis (Strand, 1916) – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa osa Marusik, Hippa & Koponen, 1996 – Russia (South Siberia)
• Alopecosa osellai Lugetti & Tongiorgi, 1969 – Spain
• Alopecosa ovalis Chen, Song & Gao, 2000 – China
• Alopecosa palmae Schmidt, 1982 – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa passibilis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – China
• Alopecosa pelusiaca (Audouin, 1826) – North Africa
• Alopecosa pentheri (Nosek, 1905) – Italy, south-eastern Europe, Ukraine, Turkey, Caucasus (Russia, Azerbaijan)
• Alopecosa pictilis (Emerton, 1885) – North America, Russia (South and north-eastern Siberia, Far East)
• Alopecosa pinetorum (Thorell, 1856) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia)
• Alopecosa psammophila Buchar, 2001 – Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania
• Alopecosa pseudocuneata (Schenkel, 1953) – China
• Alopecosa pulverulenta (Clerck, 1757) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran, China, Korea, Japan
• Alopecosa pulverulenta tridentina (Thorell, 1875) – Austria
• Alopecosa raddei (Simon, 1889) – Central Asia
• Alopecosa rapa (Karsch, 1881) – Kiribati (Gilbert Is.)
• Alopecosa restricta Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Argentina
• Alopecosa rosea Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina
• Alopecosa saurica Marusik, 1995 – Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa schmidti (Hahn, 1835) – Sweden, Central to eastern and south-eastern Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Iran
• Alopecosa sciophila Ponomarev, 2008 – Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa sibirica (Kulczyński, 1908) – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), Mongolia, China
• Alopecosa simoni (Thorell, 1872) – Mediterranean
• Alopecosa sokhondoensis Logunov & Marusik, 1995 – Russia (Middle and South Siberia)
• Alopecosa solitaria (Herman, 1879) – Italy, Central to south-eastern and eastern Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa solivaga (Kulczyński, 1901) – Russia (Europe, Siberia, Far East), Mongolia, China
• Alopecosa solivaga annulata (Kulczyński, 1916) – Russia (West Siberia)
• Alopecosa solivaga borea (Kulczyński, 1908) – Russia (Middle Siberia)
• Alopecosa solivaga katunjica (Ermolajev, 1937) – Russia (Altai)
• Alopecosa solivaga lineata (Kulczyński, 1916) – Russia (West Siberia)
• Alopecosa spasskyi Ponomarev, 2008 – Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa spinata Yu & Song, 1988 – China
• Alopecosa steppica Ponomarev, 2007 – Ukraine, Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa striatipes (C. L. Koch, 1839) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus
• Alopecosa sublimbata Roewer, 1960 – Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
• Alopecosa subrufa (Schenkel, 1963) – Russia (South Siberia), Mongolia, China
• Alopecosa subsolitaria Savelyeva, 1972 – Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa subvalida Guy, 1966 – Morocco
• Alopecosa sulzeri (Pavesi, 1873) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan
• Alopecosa taeniata (C. L. Koch, 1835) – Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia)
• Alopecosa taeniopus (Kulczyński, 1895) – Greece to China
• Alopecosa tanakai Omelko & Marusik, 2008 – Russia (Far East)
• Alopecosa thaleri Hepner & Paulus, 2007 – Canary Is.
• Alopecosa trabalis (Clerck, 1757) – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia
• Alopecosa tunetana Roewer, 1960 – Tunisia
• Alopecosa upembania Roewer, 1960 – Congo
• Alopecosa valida (Lucas, 1846) – Morocco, Algeria
• Alopecosa virgata (Kishida, 1910) – Russia (Far East), Korea, Japan
• Alopecosa volubilis Yoo, Kim & Tanaka, 2004 – Russia (Far East), Korea, Japan
• Alopecosa wenxianensis Tang, Yin & Yang, 1997 – China
• Alopecosa werneri (Roewer, 1960) – Algeria
• Alopecosa xiningensis Hu, 2001 – China
• Alopecosa xinjiangensis Hu & Wu, 1989 – Mongolia, China
• Alopecosa xuelin Tang & Zhang, 2004 – China
• Alopecosa yamalensis Esyunin, 1996 – Russia (Europe, West Siberia)
• Alopecosa zyuzini Logunov & Marusik, 1995 – Russia (South Siberia), Mongolia

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Nomina dubia (dubious names) include:

• Alopecosa reimoseri (Kolosváry, 1934)
• Alopecosa strandi (Roșca, 1936)

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. The majority of species are native to Eurasia, although some species occur in Africa, and others are found in North and South America. Alopecosa fabrilis is a critically endangered species found in Britain, with examples rediscovered in 2020 in the south of the country.{{cite web|title=Great Fox-Spider rediscovered on MoD land in Surrey|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-54755697|date=31 October 2020|accessdate=31 October 2020}} They favor dry climates.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

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{{Citation |title=Gen. Alopecosa Simon, 1885 |work=World Spider Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern |url=https://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/1771 |access-date=2021-01-13 }}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060425045312/http://www.oeko-msc.de/ALOPECOSA-ACCENTUATA_2.JPG Picture of A. accentuata]
• Chen, Jun; Song, Da-Xiang & Gao, Jiu-Chun (2000), "Two new species of the genus Alopecosa Simon (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Inner Mongolia, China", Zoological Studies 39(2): 133–137, [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/39.2/133-137.pdf PDF]

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