Argoctenus Explained

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

Species

it contains twelve species:^[4]

• 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.)

Notes and References

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