Sibirocosa is a genus of wolf spider

Wolf spider

Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae, from the Ancient Greek word "" meaning "wolf". They are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short...

s containing five species. Most of the species are found in eastern Russia

Russia

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 from northeastern Siberia

Siberia

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 south to Primorsky Krai

Primorsky Krai

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 but one species S. alpina

Sibirocosa alpina

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...

is found 2500 km away from any of its congeners in the vicinity of Almaty

Almaty

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, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

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(it is possible this species may belong to another genus).

Spiders of this genus are dark coloured and hairy with a body length of 5.25 - 7.25 mm.