Taxonomy Profile: Lycosa phipsoni leucophora (Thorell 1887)

Lycosa phipsoni leucophora: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subspecies
Synonym(s):
Tarentula nigrotibialis leucophora
Thorell 1887
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Lycosa phipsoni leucophora: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Chelicerata
cheliceriformes |
quelicerado |
queliceriforme |
Subclass : Arachnida
araignées |
aracnídeo |
arachnids |
arácnidos |
Order : Araneae
spiders |
aranhas |
araignées |
arañas |
Family : Lycosidae
wolf spiders |
Genus : Lycosa
Species : Lycosa phipsoni
Lycosa phipsoni leucophora Direct Children(s):
Lycosa phipsoni leucophora: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
World Spider Catalog, Version 20.5 (2019)
Acquired:
2019-11-21
Notes:
World Spider Catalog (2019). Version 20.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch, accessed on 21 Nov 2019. doi: 10.24436/2
Reference for:
Lycosa phipsoni leucophora
Publication(s):
Lycosa phipsoni leucophora: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lycosa phipsoni leucophora: Comments
Comment:
Unresolved priority issue is shown by Platnick (2019, online World Spider Catalog v20.5). Tarentula nigrotibialis leucophora Thorell, 1887 is treated as conspecific with Lycosa phipsoni Pocock, 1889 (as a subspecies therein), yet is the senior name. If this placement is accepted, then according to priority the species should be known as Lycosa leucophora Thorell, 1887. However, Platnick (pers. comm. 10/2011) avoids introducing nomenclatural changes regarding subspecies in the catalog unless/until those issues are addressed in the modern literature