''Sphodros atlanticus'' is a species of
spiders from the family
Atypidae
Atypidae, also known as atypical tarantulas or purseweb spiders, is a spider family containing only three genera. They are accomplished ambush predators that spend most of their time in a sock-like, silken retreat on the ground from where they kil ...
. It was described by
Willis J. Gertsch and
Norman I. Platnick
Norman Ira Platnick (December 30, 1951 – April 8, 2020) was an American biological systematist and arachnologist. At the time of his death, he was a professor emeritus of the Richard Gilder Graduate School and Peter J. Solomon Family Curator Em ...
in 1980. The species was described from specimens found in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and Illinois. It has also been found in Maryland and Alabama.
Description
The spiders colour is black.
Colour
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References
Spiders described in 1980
Atypidae
Spiders of the United States
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