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Argoctenus

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Argoctenus
Argoctenus sp. female
Argoctenus (male palp)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Miturgidae
Genus: Argoctenus
L. Koch, 1878[1]
Type species
A. igneus L. Koch, 1878
Species

12, see text

Argoctenus is a genus of South Pacific long-legged sac spiders[2] first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1878.[3] They are found in Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea.[1] They resemble wolf spiders except for the narrowed carapace and the eye arrangement.[4]

Species

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As of April 2019 it contains twelve species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gen. Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. ^ Atkinson, Ron. "Spider Families". The Find-a-spider Guide for the Spiders of Southern Queensland. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. ^ Koch, L. (1878). Die Arachniden Australiens.
  4. ^ "Spiny legs spiders or wandering spiders: Family Zoridae". Spiders of Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-14.