''Kukulcania'' is a
genus
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of
crevice weavers that was first described by
Pekka T. Lehtinen
Pekka T. Lehtinen (born 1934) is a Finnish arachnology, arachnologist and taxonomy (biology), taxonomist. He is known for his works in systematics and for the many expeditions in which he has participated.
Biography
Lehtinen was born on 5 April ...
in 1967.
It is named after
Kukulkan, a
Mesoamerica
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n serpent deity.
Species
it contains fifteen species found in the
Americas
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, including the
United States
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,
Peru
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, and
Chile
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:
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Kukulcania arizonica''
( Chamberlin & Ivie
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*Ivie Anderson (1904–1949), American jazz singer
*Ivie Okujaye (born 1987), Nigerian actress and television producer
*Ivie Richardson (1895–1960), South Africa ...
, 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)
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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 ...
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(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
The southern house spider is a species of large spider in the family Filistatidae. Currently given the scientific name ''Kukulcania hibernalis'', it was formerly known as ''Filistata hibernalis''. Found in the Americas, it exhibits strong sexual ...
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(Hentz, 1842) (
type
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) – USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America
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Kukulcania hurca''
(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
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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
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Kukulcania utahana''
(Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935) – USA, Mexico
References
Araneomorphae genera
Filistatidae
Spiders of North America
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen
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