A new species of the wolfspider genus Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1848, P. vlijmi, is described from France. The species, which is morphologically almost identical to P. proxima (C. L. Koch, 1848), regarding both males and females, differs clearly from the latter in its pattern of courtship behaviour. The courtship patterns of P. vlijmi and P. proxima are compared on the basis of a detailed analysis.

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den Hollander, J., & Dijkstra, H. (1974). Pardosa vlijmi sp. nov., a new ethospecies sibling Pardosa proxima (C.L. Koch, 1848), from France, with description of courtship display (Araneae, Lycosidae). Beaufortia, 22(289), 57–65.