Arkys
Arkys, also known as triangular spider or ambush spider, is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdomen, and are found in Australia and some of its surrounding islands. They don't build webs, but can often be found on leaves and tips of flower heads. Their egg sacs are pinkish-orange and spherical, and are made late in the summer.
Species
, this genus includes 32 species:Arkys alatus Keyserling, 1890 – Australia Arkys alticephala – Southern AustraliaArkys brevipalpus Karsch, 1878 – New CaledoniaArkys bulburinensis Heimer, 1984 – Australia Arkys cicatricosus – Australia Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872 – New Guinea, Australia Arkys coronatus – New GuineaArkys curtulus – Eastern AustraliaArkys dilatatus – Australia Arkys enigma Douglas, 2019 – Australia Arkys furcatus – Australia Arkys gracilis Heimer, 1984 – Australia Arkys grandis – New CaledoniaArkys hickmani Heimer, 1984 – Australia Arkys kaszabi – New GuineaArkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837 – New Guinea to Australia Arkys latissimus – Australia Arkys montanus – New GuineaArkys multituberculatus – Australia Arkys nimdol Chrysanthus, 1971 – New GuineaArkys occidentalis – Indonesia Arkys roosdorpi – New GuineaArkys semicirculatus – Australia Arkys sibil – New GuineaArkys soosi – New GuineaArkys speechleyi – Australia Arkys toxopeusi – Indonesia Arkys transversus – Australia Arkys tuberculatus – Australia Arkys varians – New CaledoniaArkys vicarius – New CaledoniaArkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879 – Australia