Laestrygones is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by A. T. Urquhart in 1894.
Species it contains six species from New Zealand and Tasmania: Laestrygones albiceris Urquhart, 1894 (type) – New Zealand Laestrygones chathamensis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand (Chatham Is.) Laestrygones minutissimus (Hogg, 1909) – New Zealand (Auckland Is., Campbell Is.) Laestrygones otagoensis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand Laestrygones setosus Hickman, 1969 – Australia (Tasmania) Laestrygones westlandicus Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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