''Arkys'', also known as ''triangular spider'' or ''ambush spider'',
is a
genus of
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n
araneomorph spiders in the family
Arkyidae, first described by
Charles Athanase Walckenaer
Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 – 28 April 1852) was a French civil servant and scientist.
Biography
Walckenaer was born in Paris and studied at the universities of University of Oxford, Oxford and University of Glasgow ...
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''
Keyserling, 1890 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
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Arkys alticephala''
(Urquhart, 1891) — Southern Australia
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Arkys brevipalpus''
Karsch, 1878 — New Caledonia
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Arkys bulburinensis''
Heimer, 1984 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
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Arkys cicatricosus''
(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
Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 &nd ...
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(Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
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Arkys curtulus''
(Simon, 1903) — Eastern Australia
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Arkys dilatatus''
(Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
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Arkys enigma''
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 ab ...
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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 ab ...
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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 ab ...
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(Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
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Arkys lancearius
''Arkys lancearius'', the triangular spider, is a common Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, ...
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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 ab ...
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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 ab ...
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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 ab ...
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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 ab ...
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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 in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped ab ...
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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 ab ...
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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 ab ...
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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 ab ...
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(Chrysanthus, 1971) — New Guinea
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Arkys soosi''
(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''
(Balogh, 1978) — Australia (New South Wales)
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Arkys tuberculatus''
(Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
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Arkys varians''
(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
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1159002
Spiders of Australia
Arkyidae
Araneomorphae genera
