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Plectreurys

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Plectreurys is a genus of plectreurid spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893. It is one of only two genera in its family.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyPlectreuridae

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Specimen records
21
Family
Plectreuridae
Collections
INDRE-SSA, CHAS, MCZ, DMNS, MNA, SDNHM
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Plectreuridae
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Plectreurys sp, female (P castanea Group, F Plectreuridae) (4397377688).jpg
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taxon name
Plectreurys
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Plectreurys
taxon range
Texas
taxonomic type
Plectreurys tristis
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Plectreurys is a genus of plectreurid spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893. It is one of only two genera in its family.

==Species== it contains twenty-three species, found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, the United States, and on the Greater Antilles: Plectreurys angela Gertsch, 1958 – USA Plectreurys ardea Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico Plectreurys arida Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico Plectreurys bicolor Banks, 1898 – Mexico Plectreurys castanea Simon, 1893 – USA Plectreurys ceralbona Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico Plectreurys conifera Gertsch, 1958 – USA Plectreurys deserta Gertsch, 1958 – USA Plectreurys globosa Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba Plectreurys hatibonico Alayón, 2003 – Cuba Plectreurys janzeni Alayón & Víquez, 2011 – Guatemala to Costa Rica Plectreurys misteca Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico Plectreurys mojavea Gertsch, 1958 – USA Plectreurys monterea Gertsch, 1958 – USA Plectreurys nahuana Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico Plectreurys oasa Gertsch, 1958 – USA Plectreurys paisana Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico Plectreurys schicki Gertsch, 1958 – USA Plectreurys tecate Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico Plectreurys tristis Simon, 1893 (type) – USA, Mexico Plectreurys valens Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico Plectreurys vaquera Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico Plectreurys zacateca Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico

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