Genus Litopyllus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited

Is this a Litopyllus sp.? - Litopyllus temporarius - female

Litopyllus temporarius male. - Litopyllus temporarius - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Gnaphosidae (Ground Spiders)

Genus Litopyllus

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Numbers

There are 3 species; 2 species occur in BugGuide's range:

L. cubanus

L. temporarius(1)

Range

L. cubanus - southern FL

L. temporarius - eastern US(2)

See Also

Drassodes

Internet References

World Spider Catalog (2015). World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch, version 16, accessed on 02/04/2015

Works Cited

1.	World Spider Catalog

2.	A Revision of the North American Spider Genera Nodocion, Litopyllus, and Synaphosus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) Platnick & Shadab. 1980. The American Museum of Natural History.

Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 4 February, 2015 - 4:50pm
Additional contributions by cheins, Laura P.
Last updated 10 March, 2023 - 1:30pm

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