Artoriopsis is a genus of wolf spiders first described by Volker W. Framenau in 2007. It is endemic to Australia and is most diverse in the southern half of the continent, though A. anacardium is found in the tropical north of Australia. Its body size ranges from , with males smaller than females. It appears to prefer open, vegetated or sandy areas of moderate humidity.
Species
it contains twelve species:
- Artoriopsis anacardium <small>Framenau, 2007</small> â Northern Territory, Queensland
- Artoriopsis bogabilla <small>Framenau & Douglas, 2021</small> â New South Wales
- Artoriopsis eccentrica <small>Framenau, 2007</small> â Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria
- Artoriopsis expolita <small>(L. Koch, 1877)</small> â Australia (incl. Tasmania), New Zealand
- Artoriopsis joergi <small>Framenau, 2007</small> â Western Australia, South Australia
- Artoriopsis klausi <small>Framenau, 2007</small> â South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria
- Artoriopsis lacustris <small>Framenau & Douglas, 2021</small> â New South Wales
- Artoriopsis melissae <small>Framenau, 2007</small> â Queensland to Tasmania
- Artoriopsis mulier <small>Framenau & Douglas, 2021</small> â Capital Territory
- Artoriopsis murphyi <small>Framenau & Douglas, 2021</small> â Tasmania
- Artoriopsis orientalis <small>Framenau & Douglas, 2021</small> â New South Wales
- Artoriopsis whitehouseae <small>Framenau, 2007</small> â Queensland, New South Wales
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