''Scotocesonia'' is a monotypic genus of South American

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' ...

containing the single species, ''Scotocesonia demerarae''. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1947, and has only been found in

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

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Gnaphosidae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders of South America {{Gnaphosidae-stub