Artoria belfordensis, the Belford forest runner, is a spider in the Lycosidae (wolf-spider) family.[2] It was first described in 2018 by Volker Framenau and Barbara Baehr.[2][1]

Artoria belfordensis
Figure 9.[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Artoria
Species:
A. belfordensis
Binomial name
Artoria belfordensis
Map
Holotype (AM KS127759 ♂) site: Belford National Park[2]

It is endemic to Australia and is found in New South Wales in the IBRA regions NSW North Coast (NNC) and Sydney Basin (SB).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Volker W. Framenau; Barbara C. Baehr (27 December 2018). "The wolf spider genus Artoria in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Araneae, Lycosidae, Artoriinae)". Evolutionary Systematics. 2 (2): 169–241. doi:10.3897/EVOLSYST.2.30778. ISSN 2535-0730. Wikidata Q64023506.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Species Artoria belfordensis Framenau & Baehr, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 27 September 2023.