''Anoteropsis aerescens'' is a species of

wolf spiders Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or ...

, that is distinguished from all other ''

Anoteropsis ''Anoteropsis'' is a genus of wolf spiders. All the species except one are found in New Zealand and its islands. Their body size ranges from 4.2 to 17.4 mm. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following extant species: *'' An ...

'' species by the shape of the median apophysis of the male bulb and the external sclerites of the female

epigyne The epigyne or epigynum is the external genital structure of female spiders. As the epigyne varies greatly in form in different species, even in closely related ones, it often provides the most distinctive characteristic for recognizing species. ...

, especially the wide median septum.Lycosidae (Arachnida: Araneae) / C. J. Vink – Lincoln, Canterbury, N.Z. : Manaaki Whenua Press, 2002. (Fauna of New Zealand, ; no. 44). It is found in New Zealand.

Name

The species name ''aerescens'' is derived from

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. Aeramen means bronze.

References

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Research on New Zealand wolf spiders
(see page 21), Fauna of New Zealand, 2002. {{Taxonbar, from=Q2089204 Lycosidae Spiders of New Zealand Spiders described in 1887