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Genus Plectreurys

Black Spider Southern California Desert - Plectreurys - male

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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