''Senoculus'' 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 ...

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 Senoculidae, and was first described by

Władysław Taczanowski Władysław Taczanowski (; 17 March 1819, in Jabłonna, Lublin Voivodeship – 17 January 1890, in Warsaw) was a Polish zoologist and collector of natural history who explored the Russian Far East and northern Africa. He specialized mainly in ornit ...

in 1872. It is the only genus in the family Senoculidae.

Species

it contains thirty-one species, found in South America,

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, and on

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: *'' Senoculus albidus'' ( F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) –

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*'' Senoculus barroanus''

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, 1941 –

*'' Senoculus bucolicus'' Chickering, 1941 – Panama *'' Senoculus cambridgei'' Mello-Leitão, 1927 – Brazil *'' Senoculus canaliculatus'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – Mexico to Panama *'' Senoculus carminatus'' Mello-Leitão, 1927 – Brazil *'' Senoculus darwini'' (Holmberg, 1883) –

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*'' Senoculus fimbriatus'' Mello-Leitão, 1927 – Brazil *'' Senoculus gracilis'' ( Keyserling, 1879) – Guyana to Argentina *'' Senoculus guianensis'' Caporiacco, 1947 –

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Senoculus iricolor ''Senoculus'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Senoculidae, and was first described by Władysław Taczanowski in 1872. It is the only genus in the family Senoculidae. Species it contains thirty-one species, found in South Americ ...

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, 1880) – Brazil *'' Senoculus maronicus'' Taczanowski, 1872 ( type) –

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*'' Senoculus minutus'' Mello-Leitão, 1927 – Brazil *'' Senoculus monastoides'' (

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, 1873) – Brazil *'' Senoculus nigropurpureus'' Mello-Leitão, 1927 –

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Senoculus penicillatus ''Senoculus'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Senoculidae, and was first described by Władysław Taczanowski in 1872. It is the only genus in the family Senoculidae. Species it contains thirty-one species, found in South Americ ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1927 –

, Brazil, Paraguay *'' Senoculus planus'' Mello-Leitão, 1927 – Brazil *'' Senoculus plumosus'' (Simon, 1880) – Brazil *'' Senoculus prolatus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) –

*'' Senoculus proximus'' Mello-Leitão, 1927 – Brazil *'' Senoculus purpureus'' (Simon, 1880) – Panama to Argentina *'' Senoculus robustus'' Chickering, 1941 – Panama *'' Senoculus rubicundus'' Chickering, 1953 – Panama *'' Senoculus rubromaculatus'' Keyserling, 1879 –

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*'' Senoculus ruficapillus'' (Simon, 1880) – Brazil *'' Senoculus scalarum'' Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1958 – Argentina *'' Senoculus silvaticus'' Chickering, 1941 – Panama *'' Senoculus tigrinus'' Chickering, 1941 – Panama *'' Senoculus uncatus'' Mello-Leitão, 1927 – Brazil *''

Senoculus wiedenmeyeri ''Senoculus'' is a genus of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders in the family Senoculidae, and was first described by Władysław Taczanowski in 1872. It is the only genus in the family Senoculidae. Species it contains thirty-one species, found i ...

'' Schenkel, 1953 –

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*'' Senoculus zeteki'' Chickering, 1953 – Panama

References

Araneomorphae genera Senoculidae {{Araneomorphae-stub

Species

See also

References