Species Psilochorus apicalis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Print References

Psilochorus female? - Psilochorus apicalis

Psilochorus female? - Psilochorus apicalis - female

P. apicalis female with egg sac - Psilochorus apicalis - female

P. apicalis male - Psilochorus apicalis - 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 Pholcidae (Cellar Spiders)

Genus Psilochorus

Species apicalis (Psilochorus apicalis)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Identification

Per Slowik 2009: "This species can be separated from all other species by the cheliceral spur shape in the males and the overhanging MEP in the females. The sternal pattern is also distinctive".

Range

California.

Print References

Slowik, J. 2009. A review of the cellar spider genus Psilochorus Simon 1893 in America north of Mexico (Araneae: Pholcidae). Zootaxa 2144: 1-53.

Contributed by Ken Schneider on 23 June, 2013 - 9:34pm
Additional contributions by cheins
Last updated 8 July, 2015 - 2:08pm

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