- Source: 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
As of September 2018, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following extant species:
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.
References
External links
Vink, C.J. (2002). Fauna of New Zealand 44: Lycosidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Lincoln, N.Z.: Manaaki Whenua Press ISSN 0111-5383 ISBN 0-478-09347-0