''Drymusa'' 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 false violin spiders 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 1892. They physically resemble violin spiders (''Loxosceles''), but their bites are not believed to be medically significant. Originally placed with the

spitting spider Spitting spiders (Scytodidae) is a family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders first described by John Blackwall in 1864. It contains over 250 species in five genus, genera, of which ''Scytodes'' is the best-known. Description Like Sicariidae, ...

s, it was moved to the Loxoscelidae (now a synonym for

Sicariidae Sicariidae is a family of six-eyed venomous spiders known for their potentially necrotic bites. The family consists of three genera and about 160 species. Well known spiders in this family include the brown recluse spider and the six-eyed sand ...

) in 1981, then to the Drymusidae in 1986.

Species

They occur in the

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and

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. it contains twelve species: *'' Drymusa armasi'' Alayón, 1981 – Cuba *''

Drymusa canhemabae ''Drymusa'' is a genus of false violin spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. They physically resemble violin spiders (''Loxosceles''), but their bites are not believed to be medically significant. Originally placed with th ...

'' Brescovit, Bonaldo & Rheims, 2004 – Brazil *''

Drymusa colligata ''Drymusa'' is a genus of false violin spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. They physically resemble violin spiders (''Loxosceles''), but their bites are not believed to be medically significant. Originally placed with th ...

'' Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil *'' Drymusa dinora'' Valerio, 1971 – Costa Rica *'' Drymusa nubila'' Simon, 1892 ( type) – St. Vincent *'' Drymusa philomatica'' Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil *'' Drymusa rengan'' Labarque & Ramírez, 2007 – Chile *'' Drymusa serrana'' Goloboff & Ramírez, 1992 – Argentina *'' Drymusa simoni'' Bryant, 1948 – Hispaniola *''

Drymusa spectata ''Drymusa'' is a genus of false violin spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. They physically resemble violin spiders (''Loxosceles''), but their bites are not believed to be medically significant. Originally placed with th ...

'' Alayón, 1981 – Cuba *''

Drymusa spelunca ''Drymusa'' is a genus of false violin spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. They physically resemble violin spiders (''Loxosceles''), but their bites are not believed to be medically significant. Originally placed with th ...

'' Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil *''

Drymusa tobyi ''Drymusa'' is a genus of false violin spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. They physically resemble violin spiders (''Loxosceles''), but their bites are not believed to be medically significant. Originally placed with th ...

'' Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4267429 Araneomorphae genera Drymusidae Taxa named by Eugène Simon