''Harpactocrates'' 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 woodlouse hunting 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 1914.

Species

it contains thirteen species: *'' Harpactocrates apennicola'' Simon, 1914 – France, Italy *'' Harpactocrates cazorlensis'' Ferrández, 1986 – Spain *'' Harpactocrates drassoides'' (Simon, 1882) ( type) – Western Europe *'' Harpactocrates escuderoi'' Ferrández, 1986 – Spain *'' Harpactocrates globifer'' Ferrández, 1986 – Spain *'' Harpactocrates gredensis'' Ferrández, 1986 – Spain *'' Harpactocrates gurdus'' Simon, 1914 – Spain, France *'' Harpactocrates intermedius'' Dalmas, 1915 – France, Italy *'' Harpactocrates meridionalis'' Ferrández & Martin, 1986 – Spain *'' Harpactocrates radulifer'' Simon, 1914 – Spain, France *'' Harpactocrates ravastellus'' Simon, 1914 – Spain, France *'' Harpactocrates trialetiensis'' Mcheidze, 1997 – Georgia *'' Harpactocrates troglophilus'' Brignoli, 1978 – Turkey

References

Araneomorphae genera Dysderidae Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Dysderidae-stub