''Caloctenus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of wandering spiders first described by

Eugen von Keyserling Eugen von Keyserling (22 March 1833 in Pockroy, Lithuania – 4 April 1889 in Dzierżoniów, Silesia) was a Baltic-German arachnologist. He studied in the University of Tartu. He was the author of ''Die Spinnen Amerikas'', and completed ''Die Ara ...

in 1877.

Species

it contains six species: *'' Caloctenus abyssinicus''

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, 1917 – Ethiopia *'' Caloctenus aculeatus'' Keyserling, 1877 ( type) – Colombia *'' Caloctenus albertoi'' Hazzi & Silva-Dávila, 2012 – Colombia *'' Caloctenus carbonera'' Silva-Dávila, 2004 – Venezuela *'' Caloctenus gracilitarsis''

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, 1897 – Venezuela *'' Caloctenus oxapampa'' Silva-Dávila, 2004 – Peru

References

Araneomorphae genera Ctenidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling {{Ctenidae-stub