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Species Hypochilus pococki

Lampshade Weaver - Hypochilus pococki - female Cave spider - Hypochilus pococki Hypochilus from Great Smoky - Hypochilus pococki - female Male Hypochilus - Hypochilus pococki Hypochilus pococki  - Hypochilus pococki - female Strange spider under rock  - Hypochilus pococki Strange spider under rock  - Hypochilus pococki Hypochilus pococki?  - Hypochilus pococki
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
Family Hypochilidae
Genus Hypochilus
Species pococki (Hypochilus pococki)
Explanation of Names
Author is Platnick, 1987. No doubt named in honor of arachnologist Reginald Innes Pocock.
Size
body circa 15 mm (female)
Range
Noted from North Carolina, South Carolina (Nearctic Spider Database entry), Tennessee (guide images)