| Anoteropsis montana | |
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| Holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Anoteropsis |
| Species: | A. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoteropsis montana Vink, 2002 | |
Anoteropsis montana is a species of wolf spider endemic to New Zealand. [1] It was first formally named in 2002. [2]
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