''Kukulcania'' is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by

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in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity.

Species

it contains fifteen species found in the

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, including the United States, Peru, and Chile: *'' Kukulcania arizonica'' ( Chamberlin &

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, 1935) – USA, Mexico *''

Kukulcania bajacali ''Kukulcania'' is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity. Species it contains fifteen species found in the Americas, including the United Stat ...

'' Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico *''

Kukulcania benita ''Kukulcania'' is a genus of Filistatidae, crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Yucatec Maya language, Mesoamerican serpent deity. Species it contains fifteen species found in the ...

'' Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico (San Benito Is., Baja California) *''

Kukulcania brignolii ''Kukulcania'' is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity. Species it contains fifteen species found in the Americas, including the United Stat ...

'' (Alayón, 1981) – Mexico *''

Kukulcania chingona ''Kukulcania'' is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity. Species it contains fifteen species found in the Americas, including the United Stat ...

'' Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico *''

Kukulcania cochimi ''Kukulcania'' is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity. Species it contains fifteen species found in the Americas, including the United Stat ...

'' Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico *''

Kukulcania geophila ''Kukulcania geophila'' is a species of crevice weaver in the family of spiders known as Filistatidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Kukulcania geophila'': * ''Kukulcania geo ...

'' (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935) – USA, Mexico *''

Kukulcania gertschi ''Kukulcania'' is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity. Species it contains fifteen species found in the Americas, including the United Stat ...

'' Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico *'' Kukulcania hibernalis'' (Hentz, 1842) (

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) – USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America *''

Kukulcania hurca ''Kukulcania hurca'' is a species of crevice weaver in the spider family Filistatidae Crevice weaver spiders (Filistatidae) comprise cribellate spiders with features that have been regarded as " primitive" for araneomorph spiders. They are weav ...

'' (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942) – USA, Mexico *''

Kukulcania mexicana ''Kukulcania'' is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity. Species it contains fifteen species found in the Americas, including the United Stat ...

'' Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico *''

Kukulcania santosi ''Kukulcania'' is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity. Species it contains fifteen species found in the Americas, including the United Stat ...

'' Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. Probably introduced in Peru, Chile *''

Kukulcania tequila ''Kukulcania'' is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity. Species it contains fifteen species found in the Americas, including the United Stat ...

'' Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico *''

Kukulcania tractans ''Kukulcania'' is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity. Species it contains fifteen species found in the Americas, including the United Stat ...

'' (

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 *''

Kukulcania utahana ''Kukulcania utahana'' is a species of crevice weaver in the spider family Filistatidae Crevice weaver spiders (Filistatidae) comprise cribellate spiders with features that have been regarded as " primitive" for araneomorph spiders. They are we ...

'' (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935) – USA, Mexico

References

Araneomorphae genera Filistatidae Spiders of North America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen {{Araneomorphae-stub