''Priscula'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of South American
cellar spiders that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.
Species
it contains 20 species, found only in South America:
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Priscula acarite''
(Huber, 2020) – Venezuela
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Priscula andinensis''
González-Sponga, 1999 – Venezuela
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Priscula annulipes''
( Keyserling, 1877) – Colombia
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Priscula binghamae''
(Chamberlin
The Chamberlin is an electro-mechanical keyboard instrument that was a precursor to the Mellotron. It was developed and patented by the American inventor Harry Chamberlin from 1949 to 1956, when the first model was introduced. There are several ...
, 1916) – Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
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Priscula bolivari''
(Huber, 2020) – Venezuela
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Priscula chejapi''
González-Sponga, 1999 – Venezuela
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Priscula gularis''
Simon, 1893 (
type) – Ecuador
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Priscula huila''
Huber, 2000 – Colombia
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Priscula lagunosa''
González-Sponga, 1999 – Venezuela
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Priscula limonensis''
González-Sponga, 1999 – Venezuela
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Priscula paeza''
Huber, 2000 – Colombia
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Priscula paila''
(Huber, 2020) – Venezuela
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Priscula pallisteri''
Huber, 2000 – Peru
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Priscula piapoco''
Huber, 2000 – Venezuela
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Priscula piedraensis''
González-Sponga, 1999 – Venezuela
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Priscula salmeronica''
González-Sponga, 1999 – Venezuela
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Priscula taruma''
Huber, 2000 – Guyana
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Priscula tunebo''
Huber, 2000 – Venezuela
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Priscula ulai''
González-Sponga, 1999 – Venezuela
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Priscula venezuelana''
Simon, 1893 – Venezuela
See also
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List of Pholcidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Pholcidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1820 species in 94 genera:
A ''Aetana''
'' Aetana'' Huber, 2005
* '' Aetana abadae'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines
* '' Aetana ba ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Pholcidae
Spiders of South America
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