- Artoriinae
Taxobox
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo =Araneae
subordo =Araneomorphae
familia =Lycosidae
subfamilia = Artoriinae
diversity_link = List of Lycosidae species#Artoriopsis
diversity = 10 genera
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subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See text.The Artoriinae are a subfamily of
wolf spider s. They are the sister group to theLycosinae andPardosinae combinedFramenau 2007] .Characteristics
Artoriinae are distinguished from all other
Lycosidae by the presence of a basoembolic (at the base of the embolus) apophysis on the malepedipalp . This apophysis can be thin and lamellar, as in some "Diahogna" and "Tetralycosa", very strongly sclerotized, as in "Artoria", or may have a finger-like protrusion, as in "Anoteropsis". The function during copulation is not known.Distribution
Artoriinae only occur in the Oriental, Australasian and Pacific regions, and have a center of diversity in
Australia andNew Zealand . According to Framenau (2007), the Australian diversity, combined with the absonce fromSouth America ,Africa andIndia suggest a post-Gondwana n origin, that is less than 60 million years ago.Taxonomy
Currently there are three African species of "Artoria" [Platnick 2008] . "A. amoena" and "A. maculipes" were described under genus "Artoriella" by
Carl Friedrich Roewer , who also moved "A. lycosimorpha" and the Australian "A. cingulipes", "A. flavimana" and "A. taeniifera" there. As thetype species of "Artoriella", "A. flavimana" belongs to "Artoria", the whole genus is now considered a junior synonym of "Artoria". However, based on Roewer's descriptions, the African "Artoria" are more likely to belong to genus "Pardosa " or a related genus. Until a revision of these species is undertaken, these African species will technically reside in "Artoria".Genera
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Anoteropsis " L. Koch, 1878 —New Zealand (Polynesia n species is misplaced)
* "Artoria " Thorell, 1877 —Australia , New Zealand,Philippines , Africa (however, see Taxonomy)
* "Artoriopsis " Framenau, 2007 — Australia
* "Diahogna " Roewer, 1960 — Australia
* "Lycosella " Thorell, 1890 —Hawai'i ,Sumatra
* "Notocosa " Vink, 2002 — New Zealand
* "Syroloma " Simon, 1900 — Hawai'i
* "Tetralycosa " Roewer, 1960 — AustraliaTwo as yet unnamed genera with sixteen known species also belong to this subfamily.
Footnotes
References
* (2007): Revision of the new Australian genus "Artoriopsis" in a new subfamily of wolf spiders, Artoriinae (Araneae: Lycosidae). "Zootaxa" 1391: 1-34. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01391p034f.pdf Abstract]
ee also
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List of Lycosidae genera
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