Artoriopsis expolita

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Artoriopsis expolita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Subfamily: Artoriinae
Genus: Artoriopsis
Species: A. expolita
Binomial name
Artoriopsis expolita
(L. Koch, 1877)

Synonyms

Lycosa expolita
Avicosa expolita
Schizocosa expolita
Trochosa expolita

Artoriopsis expolita is a species of wolf spider from southern Australia.

Females are 9 mm long, with males slightly smaller.

A. expolita is a common spider in open, moderately moist environments and is often found near creeks and rivers, in fore dunes, on pasture and suburban lawns. Most adults are found between October and January, with females carrying eggsacs found between November and December, and carrying spiderlings from December to January. Between March and August they are rarely found.

This species has been reported to bite humans on several occasions, resulting in occasional minor swelling and redness around the bite area.

[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.


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