Argoctenus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Sectio: Dionycha

Familia: Zoridae
Genus: Argoctenus
Species (11): A. aureus – A. australianus – A. bidentatus – A. devisi – A. gracilis – A. hystriculus – A. igneus – A. nebulosus – A. pectinatus – A. pictus – A. vittatus
Name

Argoctenus Koch, 1878
Type species: Argoctenus igneus Koch, 1878
Fixation : subsequent designation by Simon, 1903: 132

Synonymy

Aenigma – Aenigmaaranea – Horioctenoides – Miturgina – Nemoctenus
References
Primary references

Koch, L.C.C. 1878: Arach. Austral., 1 (2), fasc. 22, 990.

Additional references

Forster, R.R.; Wilton, C.L. 1973: The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Agelenidae, Stiphidiidae, Amphinectidae, Amaurobiidae, Neolanidae, Ctenidae, Psechridae. Otago Museum bulletin, 4. 309 pp. Reference page.
Paquin, P.; Vink, C.J.; Dupérré, N. 2010: Spiders of New Zealand: annotated family key & species list. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand. ISBN 9780478347050 [see p. 71]
Raven, R.J.; Stumkat, K. 2003: Problem solving in the spider families Miturgidae, Ctenidae and Psechridae (Araneae) in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of arachnology, 31(1): 105–121. DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2003)031[0105:PSITSF]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Simon, E.L. 1903: Histoire Naturelle de Araignées (1892–1903). Vol. 1. Paris: Roret.

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

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

Argoctenus aureus (Hogg, 1911) — New Zealand
Argoctenus australianus (Karsch, 1878) — Australia (New South Wales)
Argoctenus bidentatus (Main, 1954) — Australia (Western Australia)
Argoctenus devisi Rainbow, 1898 — New Guinea
Argoctenus gracilis (Hickman, 1950) — Australia (South Australia)
Argoctenus hystriculus Simon, 1909 — Australia (Western Australia)
Argoctenus igneus L. Koch, 1878 — Australia (Western Australia)
Argoctenus nebulosus Simon, 1909 — Australia (Western Australia)
Argoctenus pectinatus Hogg, 1900 — Australia (Victoria)
Argoctenus pictus L. Koch, 1878 — Australia
Argoctenus vittatus (Simon, 1889) — Australia, New Caledonia
Argoctenus vittatus (Rainbow, 1920) — Australia (Lord Howe Is.)

References

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