Anoteropsis

Anoteropsis is a genus of wolf spiders. All the species except one are found in New Zealand and its islands.
Their body size ranges from 4.2 to 17.4 mm.

Species

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following extant species:

Anoteropsis adumbrata – New Zealand
Anoteropsis aerescens – New Zealand
Anoteropsis alpina Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis arenivaga – New Zealand
Anoteropsis blesti Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis canescens – New Zealand
Anoteropsis cantuaria Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis flavescens L. Koch, 1878 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis forsteri Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis hallae Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis hilaris – New Zealand
Anoteropsis insularis Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis lacustris Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis litoralis Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis montana Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis okatainae Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
Anoteropsis papuana Thorell, 1881 – New Guinea
Anoteropsis ralphi – New Zealand
Anoteropsis senica – New Zealand
Anoteropsis urquharti – New Zealand
Anoteropsis virgata – Polynesia
Anoteropsis westlandica Vink, 2002 – New Zealand

Distribution

Anoteropsis is known mainly from New Zealand including the Chatham Islands, Snares Islands and Auckland Islands. New Zealand has 27 species of wolf spiders in 6 genera. The genus Anoteropsis dominates the country with 21 species alone. One species, Anoteropsis virgata, is native to Polynesia but is thought to be incorrectly placed in this genus.