Psilochorus is a genus of spiders in the family Pholcidae.
Description
The abdomen of Psilochorus species is humped and oval. The eight eyes are located in two rows.
Distribution
Most described species are found in the New World, especially from Mexico and the United States, but other species occur in South America. P. simoni is found only in Europe. P. nigromaculatus was described from New Guinea, but is certainly misplaced.
Name
The first part of the genus name is from Ancient Greek psilos "naked". The second part could be derived from a Greek word for "dance", or "separate".
Species
- Psilochorus acanthus <small>Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942</small> â USA
- Psilochorus agnosticus <small>Chamberlin, 1924</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus apicalis <small>Banks, 1921</small> â USA
- Psilochorus bantus <small>Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942</small> â USA
- Psilochorus bromelicola <small>(Huber, 2019)</small> â Brazil
- Psilochorus bruneocyaneus <small>Mello-Leitão, 1941</small> â Brazil
- Psilochorus californiae <small>Chamberlin, 1919</small> â USA
- Psilochorus cambridgei <small>Gertsch & Davis, 1937</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus coahuilanus <small>Gertsch & Davis, 1937</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus concinnus <small>Gertsch, 1973</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus conjunctus <small>Gertsch & Davis, 1942</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus cordatus <small>(Bilimek, 1867)</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus cornutus <small>(Keyserling, 1887)</small> â USA
- Psilochorus delicatus <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus diablo <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus dogmaticus <small>Chamberlin, 1924</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus durangoanus <small>Gertsch & Davis, 1937</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus fishi <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus hesperus <small>Gertsch & Ivie, 1936</small> â USA
- Psilochorus hooki <small>Slowik, 2009</small> â USA
- Psilochorus imitatus <small>Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940</small> â USA, Mexico
- Psilochorus inyo <small>Slowik, 2009</small> â USA
- Psilochorus itaguyrussu <small>Huber, Rheims & Brescovit, 2005</small> â Brazil
- Psilochorus minimus <small>Schmidt, 1956</small> â Ecuador
- Psilochorus minutus <small>Banks, 1898</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus murphyi <small>Gertsch, 1973</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus pallidulus <small>Gertsch, 1935</small> â USA, Mexico
- Psilochorus papago <small>Gertsch & Davis, 1942</small> â USA, Mexico
- Psilochorus pullulus <small>(Hentz, 1850)</small> â New World
- Psilochorus redemptus <small>Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940</small> â USA, Mexico
- Psilochorus rockefelleri <small>Gertsch, 1935</small> â USA
- Psilochorus russelli <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus sectus <small>Mello-Leitão, 1939</small> â Brazil
- Psilochorus simoni <small>(Berland, 1911)</small> â Europe
- Psilochorus sinaloa <small>Gertsch & Davis, 1942</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus taperae <small>Mello-Leitão, 1929</small> â Brazil
- Psilochorus tellezi <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Psilochorus texanus <small>Slowik, 2009</small> â USA, Mexico
- Psilochorus topanga <small>Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942</small> â USA
- Psilochorus utahensis <small>Chamberlin, 1919</small> â USA
- Psilochorus ybytyriguara <small>Huber, Rheims & Brescovit, 2005</small> â Brazil
Notes
References
- (1963): Spiders of The University of Kansas Natural History Reservation and Rockefeller Experimental Tract.
- (2000): New World Pholcid Spiders (Araneae: Pholcidae): A revision at generic level. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 254: 1âÂÂ347. (with link to PDF)
- (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
External links