Artoriopsis
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Artoriopsis is a genus of wolf spiders that is endemic to Australia.
Their body size ranges from 3 to 11 mm, with males smaller than females. They appear to prefer open, vegetated or sandy areas of moderate humidity.
[edit] Distribution
Although A. anacardium is found in the tropical north of Australia, Artoriopsis is most diverse in the southern half of the continent.
[edit] Species
- Artoriopsis anacardium Framenau, 2007 — Northern Territory, Queensland
- Artoriopsis eccentrica Framenau, 2007 — Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria
- Artoriopsis expolita (L. Koch, 1877) — Australia, Tasmania
- Artoriopsis joergi Framenau, 2007 — Western Australia, South Australia
- Artoriopsis klausi Framenau, 2007 — South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria
- Artoriopsis melissae Framenau, 2007 — Queensland to Tasmania
- Artoriopsis whitehouseae Framenau, 2007 — Queensland, New South Wales
[edit] References
- Framenau, Volker W. (2007): Revision of the new Australian genus Artoriopsis in a new subfamily of wolf spiders, Artoriinae (Araneae: Lycosidae). Zootaxa 1391: 1-34. Abstract
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
