Artoriopsis expolita

Taxobox
name = "Artoriopsis expolita"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Chelicerata
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
familia = Lycosidae
subfamilia = Artoriinae
genus = "Artoriopsis"
species = "A. expolita"
binomial = "Artoriopsis expolita"
binomial_authority = (L. Koch, 1877)
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synonyms ="Lycosa expolita"
"Avicosa expolita"
"Schizocosa expolita"
"Trochosa expolita"

"Artoriopsis expolita" is a species of wolf spider from southern Australia.

Females are 9 mm long, with males slightly smaller.

"A. expolita" is a common spider in open, moderately moist environments and is often found near creeks and rivers, in fore dunes, on pasture and suburban lawns. Most adults are found between October and January, with females carrying eggsacs found between November and December, and carrying spiderlings from December to January. Between March and August they are rarely found.

This species has been reported to bite humans on several occasions, resulting in occasional minor swelling and redness around the bite area.

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]
* (2008): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.5. "American Museum of Natural History".