''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'',
is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
Australian
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their ...
spiders in the family
Arkyidae
Arkyidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872 as a subfamily of Araneidae, and later elevated to a full family in 2017.
Genera and species
This section lists all described species
In bi ...
, first described by
Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837.
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.
Species
it contains thirty-two species:
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Arkys alatus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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Keyserling, 1890 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
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Arkys alticephala
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Urquhart, 1891) — Southern Australia
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Arkys brevipalpus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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Karsch, 1878 — New Caledonia
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Arkys bulburinensis
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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Heimer, 1984 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
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Arkys cicatricosus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Rainbow, 1920) — Australia (Lord Howe Is.)
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Arkys cornutus''
L. Koch, 1872 — New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
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Arkys coronatus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
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Arkys curtulus''
(Simon, 1903) — Eastern Australia
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Arkys dilatatus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
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Arkys enigma
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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Douglas, 2019 — Australia (Tasmania)
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Arkys furcatus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
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Arkys gracilis
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abd ...
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Heimer, 1984 — Australia (Queensland)
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Arkys grandis''
(Balogh, 1978) — New Caledonia
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Arkys hickmani''
Heimer, 1984 — Australia (Tasmania)
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Arkys kaszabi
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
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Arkys lancearius
''Arkys lancearius'', the triangular spider, is a common Australian spider belonging to the family Arkyidae
Arkyidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872 as a subfamily of Araneidae, and late ...
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Walckenaer, 1837 — New Guinea to Australia (New South Wales)
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Arkys latissimus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1982) — Australia (Queensland)
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Arkys montanus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
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Arkys multituberculatus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1982) — Australia (Queensland)
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Arkys nimdol
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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Chrysanthus, 1971 — New Guinea
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Arkys occidentalis
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer
Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 &ndash ...
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(Reimoser, 1936) — Indonesia (Buru Is.)
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Arkys roosdorpi
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Chrysanthus, 1971) — New Guinea
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Arkys semicirculatus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1982) — Australia (Queensland)
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Arkys sibil
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Chrysanthus, 1971) — New Guinea
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Arkys soosi
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1982) — New Guinea
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Arkys speechleyi''
(Mascord, 1968) — Australia (New South Wales)
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Arkys toxopeusi''
(Reimoser, 1936) — Indonesia (Buru Is.)
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Arkys transversus
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1978) — Australia (New South Wales)
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Arkys tuberculatus''
(Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
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Arkys varians
''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'', is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdom ...
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(Balogh, 1978) — New Caledonia
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Arkys vicarius''
(Balogh, 1978) — New Caledonia
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Arkys walckenaeri''
Simon, 1879 — Australia, Tasmania
References
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Spiders of Australia
Arkyidae
Araneomorphae genera
