Mikhailov K.G. 2013. Tarentula Sundevall, 1833 and Alopecosa Simon, 1885: a historical account (Aranei: Lycosidae) // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.22. No.3: 259–263 [in English].
Zoological Museum MGU, Bolshaya Nikitskaya Str. 6, Moscow 125009 Russia.
Key words: Tarentula, Alopecosa, nomenclature, synonymy, spiders, Lycosidae.
Abstract. History of Tarentula Sundevall, 1833 and Alopecosa Simon, 1885 is reviewed. Validity of Alopecosa Simon, 1885 is supported.