Scotinoecus
| Scotinoecus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Hexathelidae |
| Genus: | Scotinoecus Simon, 1892[1] |
| Type species | |
| S. cinereopilosus (Simon, 1889)
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| Species | |
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4, see text | |
Scotinoecus is a genus of South American funnel-web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2] Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980.[3]
Species[edit]
As of May 2019[update] it contains four species:[1]
- Scotinoecus cinereopilosus (Simon, 1889) (type) – Chile
- Scotinoecus fasciatus Tullgren, 1901 – Chile, Argentina
- Scotinoecus major Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile
- Scotinoecus ruiles Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile
References[edit]
- ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Scotinoecus Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- ^ Raven, R. J. (1980). "The evolution and biogeography of the mygalomorph spider family Hexathelidae (Araneae, Chelicerata)". Journal of Arachnology. 8: 253.