Arkys

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Arkys
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Arkys lancearius
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Arkyidae
Genus: Arkys
Walckenaer, 1837[1]
Type species
A. lancearius Walckenaer, 1837
Species

32, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Aerea
  • Archemorus
  • Neoarchemorus

Arkys, also known as triangular spider or ambush spider,[2] is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837.[3] 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.[2]

Species[]

As of April 2019 it contains thirty-two species:[1]

  • Keyserling, 1890 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
  • (Urquhart, 1891) — Southern Australia
  • Karsch, 1878 — New Caledonia
  • Heimer, 1984 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
  • (Rainbow, 1920) — Australia (Lord Howe Is.)
  • Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872 — New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
  • (Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
  • Arkys curtulus (Simon, 1903) — Eastern Australia
  • (Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
  • Douglas, 2019 — Australia (Tasmania)
  • (Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
  • Heimer, 1984 — Australia (Queensland)
  • (Balogh, 1978) — New Caledonia
  • Heimer, 1984 — Australia (Tasmania)
  • (Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
  • Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837 — New Guinea to Australia (New South Wales)
  • (Balogh, 1982) — Australia (Queensland)
  • (Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
  • (Balogh, 1982) — Australia (Queensland)
  • Chrysanthus, 1971 — New Guinea
  • (Reimoser, 1936) — Indonesia (Buru Is.)
  • (Chrysanthus, 1971) — New Guinea
  • (Balogh, 1982) — Australia (Queensland)
  • (Chrysanthus, 1971) — New Guinea
  • (Balogh, 1982) — New Guinea
  • (Mascord, 1968) — Australia (New South Wales)
  • (Reimoser, 1936) — Indonesia (Buru Is.)
  • (Balogh, 1978) — Australia (New South Wales)
  • (Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
  • (Balogh, 1978) — New Caledonia
  • (Balogh, 1978) — New Caledonia
  • Simon, 1879 — Australia, Tasmania
  • [./Https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkys%20dumpedes/ Arkys dumpedes] (Balogh, 1978) — New Caledonia

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gen. Arkys Walckenaer, 1837". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Orb or Wheel weaving spiders: Family Araneidae". Spiders of Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  3. ^ Walckenaer, C. A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Aptères.
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