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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Synspermiata » Plectreuridae » Plectreurys

Genus Plectreurys

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Internet References
Not a Trapdoor Spider (dorsal) - Plectreurys - male Not a Trapdoor Spider (hind legs) - Plectreurys - male Plectreurys Spider - Plectreurys - male Plectreurys Spider - Plectreurys - male Spider A 4.4.18 - Plectreurys - male Spider - Plectreurys Spider - Plectreurys Plectreurys
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Synspermiata)
Family Plectreuridae
Genus Plectreurys
Numbers
9 species found in the USA.
Identification
The large clasping spur on on tibia I and the thick, curved femur I are diagnostic for the genus.
Range
angela - USA
castanea - USA
conifera - USA
deserta - USA
mojavea - USA
monterea - USA
oasa - USA
schicki - USA
tristis (bispinosa) - USA
Internet References
~ digitallibrary.amnh.org - The Spider Family Plectreuridae, Gertsch, 1958 - Descriptions and drawings of the family Plectreuridae.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 28 August, 2008 - 7:34pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott
Last updated 19 March, 2013 - 9:54pm

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