| Pamirosa | |
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| female P. transalaica in Kyrgyzstan | |
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| male P. transalaica in Kyrgyzstan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Subfamily: | Artoriinae |
| Genus: | Pamirosa Fomichev, Omelko & Marusik, 20241 |
| Type species | |
| P. kudratbekovi Fomichev, Omelko & Marusik, 2024
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Pamirosa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae (wolf spiders).2
P. kudratbekovi was collected among stone screes at an elevation of 4700 meters.1
Distribution
Pamirosa occurs in Central Asia, with species distributed across Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and China.23
Etymology
The genus is named after the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan (the type locality), and the common ending for wolf spider genera "-cosa".1
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes five species:2
- Pamirosa alaica Fomichev & Omelko, 2025 – Kyrgyzstan
- Pamirosa archalturica Fomichev & Omelko, 2025 – Kyrgyzstan
- Pamirosa kudratbekovi Fomichev, Omelko & Marusik, 2024 – Tajikistan
- Pamirosa muztagh Wang & Zhang, 2025 – China
- Pamirosa transalaica Fomichev & Omelko, 2025 – Kyrgyzstan
References
References
- Fomichev, A. A.; Omelko, M. M.; Marusik, Y. M. (2024). "Pamirosa gen. nov., unexpected record of Artoriinae (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the rooftop of Pamir, Central Asia". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 100 (3): 1005–1015. Bibcode:2024ZooEv.100.1005A. doi:10.3897/zse.100.123331.
- "Gen. Pamirosa Fomichev, Omelko & Marusik, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- Fomichev, A. A.; Omelko, M. M. (2025). "Three new species of Pamirosa Fomichev, Omelko & Marusik, 2024 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Kyrgyzstan, extending the known range of Artoriinae in Central Asia". Zootaxa. 5618 (2): 249–266. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5618.2.4. PMID 40173463.