Argoctenus

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

Species

it contains twelve species:

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

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