''Echemus'' is a
genus of
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 1878.
Species
it contains twenty-two species:
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Echemus angustifrons''
(Westring, 1861) (
type
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) – Europe to Central Asia
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Echemus a. balticus''
(Lohmander, 1942) – Sweden
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Echemus chaetognathus''
( Thorell, 1887) – Myanmar
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Echemus chaperi''
Simon, 1885 – India
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Echemus chebanus''
(Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar
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Echemus chialanus''
Thorell, 1897 – Myanmar
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Echemus dilutus''
( L. Koch, 1873) – Australia (Queensland)
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Echemus erutus''
Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
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Echemus escalerai''
Simon, 1909 – Morocco
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Echemus ghecuanus''
(Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar
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Echemus hamipalpis
In Greek mythology, Echemus (; grc, Ἔχεμος, ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus.
Family
Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus. Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of ...
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(Kroneberg, 1875) – Uzbekistan
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Echemus incinctus''
Simon, 1907 – West Africa
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Echemus inermis''
Mello-Leitão, 1939 – Brazil
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Echemus lacertosus
''Echemus lacertosus'' is an endemic spider species of the family Gnaphosidae that lives on Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It was first described in 1907 by Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) ...
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Simon, 1907 – São Tomé and Príncipe
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Echemus levyi
In Greek mythology, Echemus (; grc, Ἔχεμος, ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus.
Family
Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus. Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of ...
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Kovblyuk & Seyyar, 2009 – Turkey
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Echemus modestus
In Greek mythology, Echemus (; grc, Ἔχεμος, ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus.
Family
Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus. Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of ...
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Kulczyński Kulczyński (feminine: Kulczyńska, plural: Kulczyńscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Stanisław Kulczyński (1895-1975), Polish botanist and politician
* Władysław Kulczyński
Władysław Kulczyński (27 Marc ...
, 1899 – Madeira
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Echemus orinus
In Greek mythology, Echemus (; grc, Ἔχεμος, ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus.
Family
Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus. Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of ...
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(Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar
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Echemus pictus
In Greek mythology, Echemus (; grc, Ἔχεμος, ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus.
Family
Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus. Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of ...
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Kulczyński, 1911 – Indonesia (Java)
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Echemus plapoensis
In Greek mythology, Echemus (; grc, Ἔχεμος, ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus.
Family
Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus. Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of ...
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(Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar
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Echemus scutatus
In Greek mythology, Echemus (; grc, Ἔχεμος, ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus.
Family
Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus. Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of ...
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(Simon, 1880) – Algeria
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Echemus sibiricus
In Greek mythology, Echemus (; grc, Ἔχεμος, ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus.
Family
Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus. Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of ...
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Marusik & Logunov, 1995 – Russia (South Siberia)
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Echemus viveki
In Greek mythology, Echemus (; grc, Ἔχεμος, ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus.
Family
Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus. Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of ...
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Gajbe, 1989 – India
References
Gnaphosidae genera
Gnaphosidae
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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