''Vulsor'' 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 ...
of
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...
spiders in the family
Viridasiidae
This page lists all described species of the spider family Viridasiidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, g ...
, first described by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
in 1889.
Originally placed with the
wandering spider
Wandering spiders (''Ctenidae'') are a family (biology), family of spiders that includes the Phoneutria, Brazilian wandering spiders. These spiders have a distinctive longitudinal groove on the top-rear of their oval carapace similar to those of t ...
s, it was moved to the Viridasiidae in 2015.
Species
it contains eight species:
*''
Vulsor bidens''
Simon, 1889 (
type) – Comoros, Mayotte
*''
Vulsor isaloensis''
(Ono, 1993) – Madagascar
*''
Vulsor occidentalis''
Mello-Leitão, 1922 – Brazil
*''
Vulsor penicillatus
''Vulsor'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Viridasiidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. Originally placed with the wandering spiders, it was moved to the Viridasiidae in 2015.
Species
it contains eight species:
*'' Vu ...
''
Simon, 1896 – Madagascar
*''
Vulsor quartus''
Strand
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* Strand Street, ...
, 1907 – Madagascar
*''
Vulsor quintus
''Vulsor'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Viridasiidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. Originally placed with the wandering spiders, it was moved to the Viridasiidae in 2015.
Species
it contains eight species:
*'' Vu ...
''
Strand, 1907 – Madagascar
*''
Vulsor septimus
''Vulsor'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Viridasiidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. Originally placed with the wandering spiders, it was moved to the Viridasiidae in 2015.
Species
it contains eight species:
*'' Vu ...
''
Strand, 1907 – Madagascar
*''
Vulsor sextus
''Vulsor'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Viridasiidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. Originally placed with the wandering spiders, it was moved to the Viridasiidae in 2015.
Species
it contains eight species:
*'' Vu ...
''
Strand, 1907 – Madagascar
See also
*''
Viridasius
''Viridasius'' is a monotypic genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Viridasiidae, containing the single species, ''Viridasius fasciatus''. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1889, and has only been found in Madagascar.
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References
Araneomorphae genera
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
Viridasiidae
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