Socalchemmis is a genus of North American false wolf spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick & D. Ubick in 2001. The genus name comes from a shortening of the phrase "Southern Californian Chemmis", as the genus was discovered in California.
Species
it contains seventeen species, found in Mexico and the United States:
- Socalchemmis arroyoseco <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2007</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis bixleri <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis cajalco <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis catavina <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â Mexico
- Socalchemmis cruz <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis dolichopus <small>(Chamberlin, 1919)</small> (type) â USA
- Socalchemmis gertschi <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis icenoglei <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis idyllwild <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis kastoni <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA, Mexico
- Socalchemmis miramar <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis monterey <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis palomar <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis prenticei <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis rothi <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â Mexico
- Socalchemmis shantzi <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â USA
- Socalchemmis williamsi <small>Platnick & Ubick, 2001</small> â Mexico
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