Herpyllus propinquus

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Herpyllus propinquus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Herpyllus
Species:
H. propinquus
Binomial name
Herpyllus propinquus
(Keyserling, 1887)
Synonyms [1]
  • Herpyllus californicus Banks, 1904
  • Prosthesima propinqua Keyserling, 1887

Herpyllus propinquus, the western parson spider, is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae that occurs in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Western parson spider, Herpyllus propinquus Western Parson Spider.jpg
Western parson spider, Herpyllus propinquus

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References

  1. 1 2 "Herpyllus propinquus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. "Herpyllus propinquus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. "Herpyllus propinquus". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-22.