Artoriopsis

Artoriopsis is a genus of wolf spiders first described by Volker W. Framenau in 2007.[1] They are endemic to Australia and are most diverse in the southern half of the continent, though A. anacardium is found in the tropical north of 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.[1]

Artoriopsis
A. expolita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Artoriopsis
Framenau, 2007
Type species
Lycosa expolita
L. Koch, 1877
Species

See text.

Diversity
7 species

Species

As of February 2019 it contains seven species:[2]

  • 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

References
  1. Framenau, V. W. (2007). "Revision of the new Australian genus Artoriopsis in a new subfamily of wolf spiders, Artoriinae (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Zootaxa. 1391.
  2. "Gen. Artoriopsis Framenau, 2007". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
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