''Epicharitus'' is a
monotypic genus of
Australia
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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' ...
containing the single species, ''Epicharitus leucosemus''. It was first described by
William Joseph Rainbow in 1916,
and has only been found in
Australia
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.
References
Gnaphosidae
Monotypic Gnaphosidae genera
Spiders of Australia
Taxa named by William Joseph Rainbow
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