| Heser | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Heser Tuneva, 2004 [1] |
| Type species | |
| H. malefactor Tuneva, 2004 | |
| Species | |
11, see text | |
Heser is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by T. K. Tuneva in 2004. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains eleven species, two from North America: [3] [1]
Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe, and common genera include Gnaphosa, Drassodes, Micaria, Cesonia, Zelotes and many others. They are closely related to Clubionidae. At present, no ground spiders are known to be seriously venomous to humans.
Salticus is a genus of the family Salticidae. Salticus is the type genus for the family Salticidae.
Synageles is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876.
Drassodes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851. They are brown, gray, and red spiders that live under rocks or bark in mostly dry habitats, and are generally 3.8 to 11.6 millimetres long, but can reach up to 20 millimetres (0.79 in) in length.
Ozyptila is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864. It has been misspelled as "Oxyptila" in multiple accounts.
Zelotes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by J. Gistel in 1848.
Crustulina is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868.
Gnaphosa is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. They all have a serrated keel on the retromargin of each chelicera.
Linyphia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. The name is Greek, and means "thread-weaver" or "linen maker".
Micaria is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851. They are 1.3 to 6.5 millimetres long.
Haplodrassus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by R. V. Chamberlin in 1922. They range from 3 to 10 millimetres. H. signifer is the most widespread species, found across North America except for Alaska and northern Canada.
Nomisia is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1921.
Trachyzelotes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by H. Lohmander in 1944 as a subgenus of Zelotes, and was raised to genus status in 1967. It has a body length of 3 to 13 millimetres.
Pelecopsis is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864.
Bassaniodes is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1903.
Pseudomogrus is a genus of jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1937.
Marinarozelotes is a genus of ground spiders first described by A. V. Ponomarev and V. Y. Shmatko in 2020. The type species, Marinarozelotes barbatus, was originally described under the name "Melanophora barbata".