| Pseudodrassus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Pseudodrassus Caporiacco, 1935 [1] |
| Type species | |
| P. ricasolii Caporiacco, 1935 | |
| Species | |
4, see text | |
Pseudodrassus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1935. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains four species: [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.
Dictynidae is a family of cribellate, hackled band-producing spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871. Most build irregular webs on or near the ground, creating a tangle of silken fibers among several branches or stems of one plant.
Zodarion is a genus of ant-eating spiders from the family Zodariidae. Over 170 species from Eurasia, North Africa and North America have been described as of October 2021.
Chrysilla is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887. Several species formerly placed here were transferred to Phintella, and vice versa. Females are 3 to 4 millimetres long, and males are 4 to 9 millimetres long. The genus is Persian, derived from the Greek Χρύσιλλα.
Dolichoneon is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Dolichoneon typicus. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1935, and is only found in Karakorum. Its taxonomic relationships within the family Salticidae are uncertain.
Euophrys is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1834. The small black E. omnisuperstes lives on Mount Everest at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world.
Pseudocorythalia is a monotypic genus of Guatemalan jumping spiders containing the single species, Pseudocorythalia subinermis. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1938, and is found only in Guatemala. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "pseudo-" (ψευδής), meaning "false", and the salticid genus name Corythalia.
Vatovia is a monotypic genus of Ethiopian jumping spiders containing the single species, Vatovia albosignata. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1940, and is found in Ethiopia. Its taxonomic relationships within the family Salticidae are uncertain.
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.
Ludovico di Caporiacco was an Italian arachnologist.
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.
Zangherella is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1949.As of April 2019 it contains only three species.
Pseudotegenaria is a genus of North African funnel weavers containing the single species, Pseudotegenaria parva. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1934, and has only been found in Libya.
Scorteccia is a monotypic genus of North African corinnid sac spiders containing the single species, Scorteccia termitarum. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1936, and has only been found in Libya.
Hoplolathys is a monotypic genus of East African cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Hoplolathys aethiopica. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1947, and has only been found in Ethiopia.
Nemoscolus is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Anagraphis is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893. Originally placed in the now unrecognized family Prodidomidae, it was moved to the family Gnaphosidae in 2006.
Berlandina is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1922.
Vacchellia is a monotypic genus of running crab spiders containing the single species, Vacchellia baltoroi. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1935, and is only found in Karakorum.
Alioranus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1926.