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Anoteropsis

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Anoteropsis
Anoteropsis hilaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Subfamily: Artoriinae
Genus: Anoteropsis
L. Koch, 1878[1]
Species

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Diversity[1]
22 species

Anoteropsis is a genus of wolf spiders. All the species except one are found in New Zealand and its islands.[1]

Their body size ranges from 4.2 to 17.4 mm.[citation needed]

Species

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As of September 2018, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following extant species:[1]

Distribution

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Anoteropsis is known mainly from New Zealand including the Chatham Islands, Snares Islands and Auckland Islands.[1] New Zealand has 27 species of wolf spiders in 6 genera.[citation needed] 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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Gen. Anoteropsis L. Koch, 1878", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2018-09-20
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