title: A new species of Alopecosa (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Canada: a morphological description supported by DNA barcoding of 19 congeners.
abstract: A new species, Alopecosa koponeni sp. n., is described from the Arctic part of Manitoba. Individuals of A. koponeni most resemble those of A. pictilis (Emerton, 1885), but are smaller than the latter and differ in the epiginum and in colour pattern in both sexes. DNA barcode results show an interspecific distance of 0.93 between A. koponeni sp. n. and A. pictilis, a shallow genetic divergence that suggests a recent separation.
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1,; Email: gblagoev@uoguelph.ca.
authors.forename: Gergin A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Blagoev
authors.affiliation: Retiree, Biodiversity Program, Research Branch, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6,; Email: cjdondale@storm.ca.
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Dondale
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010802:Phylogeny; D013112:Spiders / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development