| Acanthoctenus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Ctenidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoctenus Keyserling, 1877 |
| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 10 species | |
Acanthoctenus is a spider genus from Central to South America. Females in A. remotus reach a body length of about 15 mm, males at the most 11 mm.
Species
- Acanthoctenus gaujoni Simon, 1906 — Venezuela, Ecuador
- Acanthoctenus kollari (Reimoser, 1939) — Costa Rica
- Acanthoctenus maculatus Petrunkevitch, 1925 — Panama
- Acanthoctenus mammifer Mello-Leitão, 1939 — Brazil
- Acanthoctenus obauratus Simon, 1906 — Brazil
- Acanthoctenus plebejus Simon, 1906 — Venezuela, Peru
- Acanthoctenus remotus Chickering, 1960 — Jamaica
- Acanthoctenus rubrotaeniatus Mello-Leitão, 1947 — Brazil
- Acanthoctenus spiniger Keyserling, 1877 — Mexico to Venezuela
- Acanthoctenus spinipes Keyserling, 1877 — Guatemala to Paraguay
References
- Chickering, A.M. (1960): A New Acanthoctenus (Araneae: Acanthoctenidae) from Jamaica. Psyche 67:81-86.
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