| Pseudocleobis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Solifugae |
| Family: | Ammotrechidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocleobis Pocock, 1900 |
| Type species | |
| Pseudocleobis andinus (Pocock, 1899) | |
| Species | |
21, see text | |
Pseudocleobis is a genus of ammotrechid camel spiders, first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900. [1]
As of October 2022 [update] , the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following twenty-one species: [2]
Ammotrechidae is a family of solifuges distributed in the Americas and the Caribbean Islands. It includes 26 described genera and 95 species. Members of this family can be distinguished from members of other families by the absence of claws on tarsi of leg I, tarsal segmentation 1-2-2-(2-4), pedipalps with pairs of lateroventral spines, and by males having an immovable flagellum on the mesal face of each chelicerum. The propeltidium of the Ammotrechidae is recurved.
Lycosa is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, Lycosa spp. can be distinguished from common wolf spiders by their relatively large size. This genus includes the European Lycosa tarantula, which was once associated with tarantism, a dubious affliction whose symptoms included shaking, cold sweats, and a high fever, asserted to be curable only by the traditional tarantella dance. No scientific substantiation of that myth is known; the venom of Lycosa spiders is generally not harmful.
Galeodes is a genus of solifuges or sun spiders. The nearly 200 species in this genus are found in northern Africa, southeastern Europe and Asia. Like other solifuges, they are mainly nocturnal and found in arid habitats. They often have long hairy appendages and are not as stout bodied or dark and contrastingly coloured as some other solifuges. Some Galeodes species are able to produce sounds by stridulation. These are usually raspy or hiss-like and may be imitations of the sounds of vipers, to serve a defensive function. As in other solifuges, mating involves the male depositing a spermatogonia that is manipulated into the female genital opening using their chelicera. The male strokes the female using the palps allowing her to be approached. Females will often feed on males before or after mating. The female then deposits the eggs in a burrow in soil and in some species guards them.
Daesiidae is a family of solifugids, which are widespread in Africa and the Middle East. Members of the family are also present in India, Italy, South America, the Balkans, and the single species Gluvia dorsalis in the Iberian Peninsula. A single fossil species is known from Eocene Baltic amber.
Neocteniza is a genus of armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895. Originally placed with the Actinopodidae, it was moved to the Idiopidae in 1985.
Heteroscodra is a genus of Central African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900. Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite. As of March 2020 it contains two species, found in Africa: H. crassipes and H. maculata.
Rhagodidae is a family of solifuges, first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897.
Euprosthenops is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897.
Hexisopodidae is a family of solifuges, first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897.
Nothopuga is a genus of ammotrechid camel spiders, first described by Emilio Antonio Maury in 1976.
Ammotrecha is a genus of ammotrechid camel spiders, first described by Nathan Banks in 1900.
Ceromella is a genus of ceromid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1933.
Gluviopsis is a genus of daesiid camel spiders, first described by Karl Kraepelin in 1899.
Mummucia is a genus of mummuciid camel spiders, first described by Eugène Simon in 1879.
Mummucina is a genus of mummuciid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1934.
Rhagodes is a genus of rhagodid camel spiders, first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897.
Zeriassa is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897.
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