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Parent Taxon

• Lycosidae

Sibling Taxa

• Alopecosa
• Arctosippa
• Arctosomma
• Auloniella
• Birabenia
• Brevilabus
• Camptocosa
• Crocodilosa
• Cynosa
• Dejerosa
• Dolocosa
• Edenticosa
• Geolycosa
• Gladicosa
• Halocosa
• Hesperocosa
• Hippasosa
• Hoggicosa
• Hogna
• Hognoides
• Hyaenosa
• Karakumosa
• Knoelle
• Loculla
• Lycosa
• Mainosa
• Malimbosa
• Megarctosa
• Melocosa
• Molitorosa
• Mustelicosa
• Oculicosa
• Orinocosa
• Ovia
• Paratrochosina
• Pardosella
• Pavocosa
• Portacosa
• Prolycosides
• Rabidosa
• Schizocosa
• Tapetosa
• Tasmanicosa
• Tigrosa
• Trochosa
• Tropicosa
• Tuberculosa
• Varacosa
• Venator
• Venatrix
• Vesubia
• Zyuzicosa

Child Taxa

• Venatrix allopictiventris
• Venatrix amnicola
• Venatrix archookoora
• Venatrix arenaris
• Venatrix australiensis
• Venatrix brisbanae
• Venatrix esposica
• Venatrix fontis
• Venatrix funesta
• Venatrix furcillata
• Venatrix hickmani
• Venatrix konei
• Venatrix koori
• Venatrix kosciuskoensis
• Venatrix lapidosa
• Venatrix magkasalubonga
• Venatrix mckayi
• Venatrix ornatula
• Venatrix palau
• Venatrix penola
• Venatrix pictiventris
• Venatrix pseudospeciosa
• Venatrix pullastra
• Venatrix roo
• Venatrix speciosa
• Venatrix summa
• Venatrix tinfos

Top Observation Places

• Adelaide
• Canberra
• Sydney
• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• Melbourne City Centre
• Reservoir
• Berwick