Socalchemmis

Socalchemmis
	Socalchemmis kastoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zoropsidae
Genus:	Socalchemmis ; Platnick & Ubick, 2001
Type species
	S. dolichopus ; (Chamberlin, 1919)
Species
	17, see text

Last updated January 25, 2026

Socalchemmis is a genus of North American false wolf spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick & D. Ubick in 2001. The genus name comes from a shortening of the phrase "Southern Californian Chemmis", as the genus was discovered in California.^[2]

Species

As of September 2019^[update] it contains seventeen species, found in Mexico and the United States:^[1]

Socalchemmis arroyoseco Platnick & Ubick, 2007 – USA
Socalchemmis bixleri Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis cajalco Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis catavina Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – Mexico
Socalchemmis cruz Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis dolichopus (Chamberlin, 1919) (type) – USA
Socalchemmis gertschi Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis icenoglei Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis idyllwild Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis kastoni Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA, Mexico
Socalchemmis miramar Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis monterey Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis palomar Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis prenticei Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis rothi Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – Mexico
Socalchemmis shantzi Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
Socalchemmis williamsi Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – Mexico

References

1 2 "Gen. Socalchemmis Platnick & Ubick, 2001". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-10-15.
↑ Platnick, N. I.; Ubick, D. (2001). "A revision of the North American spiders of the new genus Socalchemmis (Araneae, Tengellidae)". American Museum Novitates (3339): 1–25.

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[wsc-1] 1 2 "Gen. Socalchemmis Platnick & Ubick, 2001". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[Plat2001-2] Platnick, N. I.; Ubick, D. (2001). "A revision of the North American spiders of the new genus Socalchemmis (Araneae, Tengellidae)". American Museum Novitates (3339): 1–25.

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