Genus Kukulcania

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Named after Kukulcan, the Mayan feathered-serpent god.

Kukulcan is a figure in Mayan myth representing the bringer of writing and technology and possesing protruding facail features. ~ bcspiders, 31 January, 2012

There may be 5 species in the US.

These spiders create a tube-like retreat in cracks.

This spider varies greatly in color from light brown to dark black. Females are generally grey to black while the males are tan. Males look very similar to the Recluse spiders, except they have much longer pedipalps, eight eyes (not six as in the Recluse family), and very long front legs.

Female

Male

Egg Sac

Ranges taken from Magalhaes & Ramirez 2019(1)

Kukulcania arizonica - TX, NM, AZ, and some records in neighboring regions of OK, NV, UT, CA

Kukulcania geophila - CA, some records in neighboring regions of OR and AZ

Kukulcania hibernalis - southeast US (VA-FL-TX), CA

Kukulcania hurca - UT, CA, and some records in neighboring regions of NV and AZ

Kukulcania utahana - southwestern US (UT-AZ-CA, and some records in neighboring regions of CO and NV)

~ aces.nmsu.edu - K. arizonica & hibernalis ranges in the southwest.

~ wikipedia.org - List of species.

~ edis.ifas.ufl.edu - Information and images.