Argoctenus

Argoctenus
Argoctenus sp. female
Argoctenus (male palp)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Miturgidae
Genus:	Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878[1]
Type species
A. igneus L. Koch, 1878
Species
12, see text

Argoctenus is a genus of South Pacific long-legged sac spiders[2] first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1878.[3] They are found in Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea.[1] They resemble wolf spiders except for the narrowed carapace and the eye arrangement.[4]

Species

As of April 2019^[update] it contains twelve species:[1]

• Argoctenus aureus (Hogg, 1911) — New Zealand
• Argoctenus australianus (Karsch, 1878) — Australia (New South Wales)
• Argoctenus bidentatus (Main, 1954) — Australia (Western Australia)
• Argoctenus devisi Rainbow, 1898 — New Guinea
• Argoctenus gracilis (Hickman, 1950) — Australia (South Australia)
• Argoctenus hystriculus Simon, 1909 — Australia (Western Australia)
• Argoctenus igneus L. Koch, 1878 — Australia (Western Australia)
• Argoctenus nebulosus Simon, 1909 — Australia (Western Australia)
• Argoctenus pectinatus Hogg, 1900 — Australia (Victoria)
• Argoctenus pictus L. Koch, 1878 — Australia
• Argoctenus vittatus (Simon, 1889) — Australia, New Caledonia
• Argoctenus vittatus (Rainbow, 1920) — Australia (Lord Howe Is.)

References

1. "Gen. Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
2. Atkinson, Ron. "Spider Families". The Find-a-spider Guide for the Spiders of Southern Queensland. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
3. Koch, L. (1878). Die Arachniden Australiens.
4. "Spiny legs spiders or wandering spiders: Family Zoridae". Spiders of Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-14.