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Melecosa alpina

Synonyms: Sibirocosa alpina

Wikipedia Abstract

Sibirocosa alpina is a species of wolf spider only known from the Almaty area of Kazakhstan. This species, only known from two female specimens, was placed in Sibirocosa on the basis of similarities in the genitalia. The authors who described the species admit its placement in this genus is possibly problematic due to morphological differences and especially as its known range is 2,500 km (1,553 mi) from the nearest presumed congener in Siberia, S. sibirica. The correct placement of this species should become clearer once the male has been found and described.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0