| Hypochilus gertschi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Hypochilidae |
| Genus: | Hypochilus |
| Species: | H. gertschi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypochilus gertschi Hoffman, 1963 | |
Hypochilus gertschi, or Gertsch's lampshade-web spider, is a species of lampshade weaver in the family Hypochilidae. It is found in the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Lampshade spiders, family Hypochilidae, are among the most primitive of araneomorph spiders. There are two genera and twelve species currently recognized. Like mygalomorphs, most hypochilids have two pairs of book lungs, but like araneomorphs they have intersecting fangs, with the exception of some species which have chelicerae in an angle that is neither orthognathous or labidognathous. These long-legged spiders build typical "lampshade" style webs under overhangs and in caves. In the United States the fauna is primarily associated with the Appalachian, Rocky and California Mountains. Ten of the known species are found in these ranges, all in the genus Hypochilus. The genus Ectatosticta is found in China.
Metellina is a genus of tetragnathid spiders that occurs mostly in Eurasia, with two species found in North America. M. segmentata was introduced to Canada.
Callilepis is a genus of ground spiders first described by Niklas Westring in 1874. Some are found from Mexico to Canada, others from Europe to India. They are most commonly found in dry areas, sandy roads and beaches.
Hypochilus thorelli is a species of spider in the family Hypochilidae. Unlike almost all other araneomorph or "true" spiders, members of the family have four book lungs. They are often called "lampshade spiders" because of the shape of their webs which are usually built underneath ledges or projections. H. thorelli is found in the southern Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States.
Hypochilus is a genus of North American lampshade spiders that was first described by George Marx in 1888.
Pseudanapis is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1905. It is a senior synonym of "Gossiblemma" and "Amrishoonops".
Willisus is a monotypic genus of North American araneomorph spiders in the family Cybaeidae containing the single species, Willisus gertschi. It was first described by V. D. Roth in 1981, and has only been found in United States.
Archoleptoneta is a genus of North American Leptonetids that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1974. As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in the United States: A. gertschi and A. schusteri.
Sergiolus gertschi is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in the USA and Mexico.
Dolomedes gertschi is a species of nursery web spider in the family Pisauridae. It is found in the United States.
Hypochilus coylei is a species of lampshade weaver in the family of spiders known as Hypochilidae. It is found in the United States. This species inhabits a 35 mile north-south corridor of mountain range in western North Carolina. This species has a two year life cycle and feeds on crickets and spiders.
Castianeira gertschi, the Gertsch antmimic, is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Hypochilus pococki, or Pocock's lampshade-web spider, is a species of lampshade weaver in the family Hypochilidae. It is found in the United States.
Cesonia gertschi is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Hypochilus bonneti is a species of lampshade weaver in the spider family Hypochilidae. It is found in the United States.
Micaria gertschi is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Atypoides gertschi is a species of folding-door spider in the family Antrodiaetidae. It is found in the United States.
Hyptiotes gertschi is a species of cribellate orb weaver in the spider family Uloboridae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Trechalea gertschi, the long-legged water spider, is a species of true spider in the family Trechaleidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
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