''Cesonia'' is a

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ground spiders Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe, and common genera include ''Gnaphosa'', ''Drassodes' ...

that was first described by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...

in 1893.

Species

it contains thirty-one species: *'' Cesonia aspida'' Chatzaki, 2002 – Greece (Crete), Turkey *'' Cesonia bilineata'' (Hentz, 1847) (

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) – North America *'' Cesonia bixleri'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – USA *''

Cesonia boca ''Cesonia'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893. Species it contains thirty-one species: *'' Cesonia aspida'' Chatzaki, 2002 – Greece (Crete), Turkey *'' Cesonia bilineata'' (Hentz, 1847) (type) – ...

'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Panama *'' Cesonia bryantae'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Jamaica *'' Cesonia cana'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Jamaica *'' Cesonia cerralvo'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Mexico *'' Cesonia chickeringi'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Jamaica *'' Cesonia cincta'' ( Banks, 1909) – Cuba *''

Cesonia classica ''Cesonia classica'' is a species of ground spider Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe ...

'' Chamberlin, 1924 – California, Nevada, Arizona, Mexico *'' Cesonia coala'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Mexico *'' Cesonia cuernavaca'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Mexico *'' Cesonia desecheo'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Puerto Rico, Virgin Is. *'' Cesonia ditta'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Dominican Rep. *''

Cesonia elegans ''Cesonia elegans'' is a spider species in the genus of ''Cesonia'' found on St. Vincent Saint Vincent may refer to: People Saints * Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), a.k.a. Vincent the Deacon, deacon and martyr * Saint Vincenca, 3rd century Ro ...

'' (Simon, 1892) – St. Vincent, Dominica *''

Cesonia gertschi ''Cesonia gertschi'' is a species of ground spider Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe ...

'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Southern Arizona, Mexico *''

Cesonia grisea ''Cesonia'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893. Species it contains thirty-one species: *'' Cesonia aspida'' Chatzaki, 2002 – Greece (Crete), Turkey *'' Cesonia bilineata'' (Hentz, 1847) (type) – ...

'' (Banks, 1914) – Cuba *''

Cesonia irvingi The Key gnaphosid spider (''Cesonia irvingi'') is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It was discovered by Mello-Leitão in 1944. It is found in the Bahamas, Florida, and Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ...

'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1944) – Southern tip of Florida, Bahamas, Cuba *''

Cesonia iviei ''Cesonia'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893. Species it contains thirty-one species: *'' Cesonia aspida'' Chatzaki, 2002 – Greece (Crete), Turkey *'' Cesonia bilineata'' (Hentz, 1847) (type) – ...

'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Mexico *''

Cesonia josephus ''Cesonia josephus'' is a species of ground spider Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe ...

'' (Chamberlin &

Gertsch Willis John Gertsch (October 4, 1906 – December 12, 1998) was an American arachnologist. He described over 1,000 species of spiders, scorpions, and other arachnids, including the Brown recluse spider and the Tooth cave spider. Gertsch was born ...

, 1940) – USA *''

Cesonia lacertosa ''Cesonia'' is a genus of Gnaphosidae, ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893. Species it contains thirty-one species: *''Cesonia aspida'' Chatzaki, 2002 – Greece (Crete), Turkey *''Cesonia bilineata'' (Hentz, 1847) ...

'' Chickering, 1949 – Panama *'' Cesonia leechi'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Mexico *'' Cesonia lugubris'' (

O. Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider. Life and work Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...

, 1896) – Mexico, Honduras *'' Cesonia maculata'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – St. Kitts and Nevis *'' Cesonia nadleri'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Hispaniola *'' Cesonia notata'' Chickering, 1949 – Mexico, Panama *'' Cesonia pudica'' Chickering, 1949 – Panama *'' Cesonia rothi'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Southern California *'' Cesonia sincera'' Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 – USA, Mexico *'' Cesonia trivittata'' Banks, 1898 – Southern California, Mexico *'' Cesonia ubicki'' Platnick & Shadab, 1980 – Southern Arizona, Mexico

References

Araneomorphae genera Gnaphosidae Spiders of North America Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Gnaphosidae-stub