Artoriopsis

{{Short description|Genus of spiders}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Artoriopsis

| image = Artoriopsis expolita.jpg

| image_caption = Artoriopsis expolita

| image_upright = 0.8

| authority = Framenau, 2007

| diversity_link = List of Lycosidae species#Artoriopsis

| diversity = 12 species

| type_species = Lycosa expolita

| type_species_authority = L. Koch, 1877

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text.

}}

Artoriopsis is a genus of wolf spiders first described by Volker W. Framenau in 2007.{{cite Q|Q29473863| last=Framenau| first=V. W.}} It is endemic to Australia and is most diverse in the southern half of the continent, though A. anacardium is found in the tropical north of Australia. Its body size ranges from {{cvt|3|to|11|mm|in|frac=16}}, with males smaller than females. It appears to prefer open, vegetated or sandy areas of moderate humidity.

Species

{{as of|2022|05}} it contains twelve species:{{cite web |title=Gen. Artoriopsis Framenau, 2007 |url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/1781 |access-date=25 May 2022 |website=World Spider Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern}}

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