Laestrygones (spider) explained

Laestrygones is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by A. T. Urquhart in 1894.^[1]

Species

it contains six species from New Zealand and Tasmania:^[2]

• Laestrygones albiceris Urquhart, 1894 (type) – New Zealand
• Laestrygones chathamensis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand (Chatham Is.)
• Laestrygones minutissimus (Hogg, 1909) – New Zealand (Auckland Is., Campbell Is.)
• Laestrygones otagoensis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Laestrygones setosus Hickman, 1969 – Australia (Tasmania)
• Laestrygones westlandicus Forster, 1970 – New Zealand

Notes and References

1. Urquhart. A. T.. 1894. Description of new species of Araneae.. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 204–218. 26.
2. Gen. Laestrygones Urquhart, 1894. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-31. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.