Laestrygones (spider)
# Laestrygones (spider)

Laestrygones is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae, and was first described by A. T. Urquhart in 1894.

## Species

As of May 2019 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
