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Venatrix

Venatrix is a genus of wolf spiders first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1960.

Last revised
Jun 9, 2026
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Venatrix
V. brisbanae or V. ornatula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Venatrix
Roewer1
Species

27, see text

Venatrix is a genus of wolf spiders first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1960.2

Species

As of 2017, it contains 27 species, all from Australia, with outliers in the Philippines and New Caledonia:1

References

References

  1. "Lycosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  2. Roewer, C. F. (1960). "Araneae Lycosaeformia II (Lycosidae) (Fortsetzung und Schluss)". Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. De Witte. 55: 519–1040.