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 — New Zealand
  • Argoctenus australianus — Australia
  • Argoctenus bidentatus — Australia
  • Argoctenus devisi Rainbow, 1898 — New Guinea
  • Argoctenus gracilis — Australia
  • Argoctenus hystriculus Simon, 1909 — Australia
  • Argoctenus igneus L. Koch, 1878 — Australia
  • Argoctenus nebulosus Simon, 1909 — Australia
  • Argoctenus pectinatus Hogg, 1900 — Australia
  • Argoctenus pictus L. Koch, 1878 — Australia
  • Argoctenus vittatus — Australia, New Caledonia
  • Argoctenus vittatus — Australia