''Pterotricha'' 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 ...

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' ...

that was first described by

Władysław Kulczyński Władysław Kulczyński (27 March 1854, Kraków – 9 December 1919, Kraków) was a Polish zoologist who specialised in arachnology Arachnology is the scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates such as scor ...

in 1903.

Species

it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (

L. Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ...

, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 – Algeria, Libya *'' Pterotricha arabica'' Zamani, 2018 – United Arab Emirates *'' Pterotricha arcifera'' (

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, 1882) – Yemen *'' Pterotricha argentosa'' Charitonov, 1946 – Uzbekistan *'' Pterotricha arzhantsevi'' Fomichev, Marusik & Koponen, 2018 – Iraq *'' Pterotricha auris'' (Tucker, 1923) – South Africa *'' Pterotricha cambridgei'' (L. Koch, 1872) – Syria, Israel *'' Pterotricha chazaliae'' (Simon, 1895) – Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Israel *'' Pterotricha conspersa'' (

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 ...

, 1872) – Libya, Egypt, Israel *''

Pterotricha dalmasi ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' Fage, 1929 – Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran? *''

Pterotricha djibutensis ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' Dalmas, 1921 – Somalia *''

Pterotricha egens ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' Denis, 1966 – Libya *''

Pterotricha engediensis ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' Levy, 1995 – Israel *''

Pterotricha esyunini ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' Zamani, 2018 – United Arab Emirates *''

Pterotricha insolita ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' Dalmas, 1921 – Algeria *''

Pterotricha kochi ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Israel *''

Pterotricha kovblyuki ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' Zamani & Marusik, 2018 – United Arab Emirates, Iran *''

Pterotricha lentiginosa ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1837) ( type) – Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine *''

Pterotricha lesserti ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' Dalmas, 1921 – Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia *''

Pterotricha levantina ''Pterotricha'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1903. Species it contains forty-four species: *'' Pterotricha aethiopica'' (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha algerica'' Dalmas, 1921 ...

'' Levy, 1995 – Israel *'' Pterotricha linnaei'' ( Audouin, 1826) – Egypt *'' Pterotricha lutata'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Lebanon, Israel *'' Pterotricha marginalis'' (Tucker, 1923) – South Africa *'' Pterotricha mauritanica'' Denis, 1945 – Mauritania *'' Pterotricha montana'' Zamani & Marusik, 2018 – Iran *'' Pterotricha nadolnyi'' Zamani, 2018 – United Arab Emirates *'' Pterotricha nomas'' ( Thorell, 1875) – Russia (Europe) *'' Pterotricha parasyriaca'' Levy, 1995 – Israel *'' Pterotricha paupercula'' Denis, 1966 – Libya *'' Pterotricha pavlovskyi'' Spassky, 1952 – Tajikistan *'' Pterotricha procera'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) – Egypt, Israel *'' Pterotricha pseudoparasyriaca'' Nuruyeva & Huseynov, 2016 – Azerbaijan, Iran *'' Pterotricha punctifera'' Dalmas, 1921 – Yemen *'' Pterotricha quagga'' (Pavesi, 1884) – Ethiopia *'' Pterotricha saga'' (Dönitz &

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, 1906) – Japan *'' Pterotricha schaefferi'' (Audouin, 1826) – Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Israel *'' Pterotricha simoni'' Dalmas, 1921 – Spain *'' Pterotricha sinoniae'' Caporiacco, 1953 – Italy *'' Pterotricha somaliensis'' Dalmas, 1921 – Somalia *'' Pterotricha stevensi'' Zamani, 2018 – United Arab Emirates *'' Pterotricha strandi'' Spassky, 1936 – Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, India *'' Pterotricha syriaca'' Dalmas, 1921 – Syria *'' Pterotricha vicina'' Dalmas, 1921 – Algeria, Libya

References

Araneomorphae genera Gnaphosidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia {{Gnaphosidae-stub