Pterartoria

Pterartoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Lycosidae
Genus:	Pterartoria ; Purcell
Species
	10, see text

Last updated October 03, 2025

Pterartoria is a genus of southern African wolf spiders in the family Lycosidae with ten described species. It was first erected in 1903 by Purcell.^[1]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes ten species:^[1]

Pterartoria arbuscula (Purcell, 1903) – South Africa
Pterartoria caldaria Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
Pterartoria cederbergensis Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017 – South Africa
Pterartoria confusa Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017 – South Africa
Pterartoria fissivittata Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
Pterartoria flavolimbata Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
Pterartoria lativittata Purcell, 1903 – South Africa, Lesotho
Pterartoria polysticta Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
Pterartoria sagae Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
Pterartoria subcrucifera Purcell, 1903 – South Africa (type species)

References

1 2 3 "Genus Pterartoria". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-02.

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[wsc-1] 1 2 3 "Genus Pterartoria". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-02.

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