Abstract
The goal of this project is to investigate the taxonomy and systematic phylogenetic of Acanthoctenus (Acanthocteninae, Ctenidae, Araneae). The genus currently contains 10 species described, with Neotropical distribution. It is composed by large sized spiders (between 8 eand 20 mm of total body lenght), nocturnal and they do not produce webs to capture the prey. The genus can be diagnosed …