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Herpyllus

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Herpyllus
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Herpyllus
Hentz, 1832[1]
Type species
H. ecclesiasticus
Hentz, 1832
Species

33, see text

Synonyms[1]

Herpyllus is a genus of ground spiders first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1832.[3]

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains thirty-three species, including thirteen from North America:[4][1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Herpyllus Hentz, 1832". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ Platnick, N. I.; Shadab, M. U. (1977). "A revision of the spider genera Herpyllus and Scotophaeus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in North America". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 159: 4.
  3. ^ Hentz, N. M. (1832). "On North American spiders". Silliman's Journal of Science and Arts. 21: 99–122.
  4. ^ "Genus Herpyllus". BugGuide. Retrieved 4 June 2019.