Spiders of Mexico

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species of terrestrial tarantula native to Mexico

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thumb|C. getazi with female katydid prey (Tettigoniidae sp.), Panama Cupiennius, known by the common name bromeliad spiders or as the often confused name banana spiders, is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trechaleidae, named by Eugène Simon in 1891. They are found from Mexico to northwestern South America, and on some Caribbean islands. Unlike the dangerously venomous Phoneutria, bites from these spiders typically have only minor effects on humans, and have been compared to a bee sting.

Ochyrocera is a genus of midget ground weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.

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Acacesia is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It contains six species with a mostly neotropical distribution, ranging from South America to Mexico. One species, A. hamata, is found in the US as well.

Psalmopoeus is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of tarantulas. The genus is native to South America, Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and Mexico.

Kapogea is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1997.

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Wallaba is a monotypic genus of Guyanese jumping spiders containing the single species, Wallaba metallica. It was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1940, and is found in Guyana. It was synonymized with Sidusa in 2015, but was revalidated by Jerzy Prószyński in 2017.

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Paramarpissa is a genus of North American jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. Originally considered a synonym of Pseudicius, it was separated into its own genus in 1999.

Eucteniza ( ) is a genus of trapdoor spiders in the family Euctenizidae containing at least 14 species occurring in Mexico and the southern United States. Species are distinguished by a softened rear portion of the carapace, and males possess large spines on the first two pairs of walking legs that are used to hold females during mating. Like other trapdoor spiders they create burrows with a hinged lid, from which they await passing insects and other arthropods to prey upon. Many species are known from only one or two localities, or from only male specimens. More species are expected to be dis

Cylistella is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.

Hypaeus is a South American genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Paratropis is a genus of spiders in the family Paratropididae.

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Parawixia is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1904. Most species are found in the Neotropics, but one species, Parawixia dehaani, is found in Australasia and tropical Asia as far west as India.

Nagaina is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. The name is derived from Nagaina, a character from Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Other salticid genera with names of Kipling's characters include Bagheera, Messua, and Akela.

Edricus is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1890. it contains only two species.

Hypognatha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by F. E. Guérin-Méneville in 1839.

Manogea is a genus of Central and South American orb-weaver spiders first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1997. it contains only three species.

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Jalapyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker & L. I. Davis in 1946.

Mexigonus is a genus of North American jumping spiders that was first described by G. B. Edwards in 2003. The name is a reference to Mexico, where the first identified species were found.

Sidusa is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1895.

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species of wandering spider

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Taczanowskia is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. Contrary to the common name of the family, spiders of the genus Taczanowskia do not build webs and are furtive hunters, deceiving their prey by producing sex pheromones that attract male moths, and catching their prey by using a pair of enlarged claws at the tip of their anterior legs.

Bonnetina is a genus of Mexican tarantulas that was first described by F. Vol in 2000.

Enacrosoma is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1932.

Ishania is a genus of Central American ant spiders first described in 1925 by Ralph Vary Chamberlin. Originally placed in Agelenidae, it was later moved to Zodariidae in 1965.

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Abapeba is a genus of Central and South American corinnid sac spiders first described by A. B. Bonaldo in 2000.

Epicadinus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.

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Leptodrassus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1878.

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Metriopelma is a monotypic genus of Mexican tarantulas currently containing the single species, Metriopelma breyeri. It was first described by Léon Becker (1826–1909) in 1878, and originally found by Eugenio Dugès (1834–1895). This tarantula was named after Albert Breyer (1812–1876), a fellow entomologist. It is native to Mexico in the state of Guanajuato.

Neoleptoneta is a genus of North American leptonetids that was first described by Paolo Marcello Brignoli in 1972.

Rualena is a genus of North American funnel weavers first described by R. V. Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1942.

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Mexitlia is a genus of North American cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. it contains only three species: M. altima, M. grandis, and M. trivittata.

Apodrassodes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by J. Vellard in 1924.

Creugas is a genus of corinnid sac spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1878.

Idionella is a genus of North American dwarf spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1893.

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