Platnickus

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Platnickus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Platnickus
Liu & Zhang, 2023 [1]
Type species
Scopoides xizangensis
Hu, 2001
Species

3, see text

Platnickus is a genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae. [2]

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Etymology

The genus is named after influential arachnologist Norman I. Platnick (1951-2020). It was established while revising the genus Scopoides , originally erected by Platnick in 1989, separating the Chinese from the North American species of the genus. [1]

Distribution

Platnickus is endemic to Xizang and Sichuan provinces of China. [2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes three species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Liu, B. (2023). "Revision of the genus Scopoides Platnick, 1989 from China, with description of a new genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)". ZooKeys (1172): 203–215. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1172.105034 .
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Platnickus Liu & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-20.


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