Spiders of Mexico

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Toltecaria is a monotypic genus of Mexican sheet weavers containing the single species, Toltecaria antricola. It was first described by J. A. Miller in 2007, and is only found in Mexico.

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Filistatinella is a genus of North American crevice weavers that was first described by Willis J. Gertsch & Wilton Ivie in 1936. They are long, and have a dark brown abdomen, longer than wide, with a few gray scales.

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Colphepeira is a genus of North American orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Colphepeira catawba. It was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1941, and has only been found in United States and Mexico.

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Pescennina is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 1903 by Simon. , it contains 18 species.

Anicius is a monotypic genus of Mexican jumping spiders containing the single species, Anicius dolius. It was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1925, and is only found in Mexico.

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Rubrepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Rubrepeira rubronigra. It was first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1992, found from Mexico to Brazil.

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Crassicrus is a genus of Central and South American tarantulas that was first described by S. B. Reichling & R. C. West in 1996.

Selenyphantes is a genus of sheet weavers. It was first described by Willis J. Gertsch & L. I. Davis in 1946.

Clavopelma is a monotypic genus of Mexican tarantulas containing the single species, Clavopelma tamaulipeca. It is a reddish-brown spider with thick, wooly golden-brown hair. Its legs are a darker shade of brown than the carapace, with setae that are stiffer than the hair on its body. Both sets of eyes are more or less equal in length, though the forward set is sharply procurved.

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Mexentypesa is a genus of spiders in the family Nemesiidae. It was first described in 1987 by Raven. , it contains only one species, Mexentypesa chiapas, from Mexico.

Cotztetlana is a genus of Mexican tarantulas that was first described by J. I. Mendoza M. in 2012. it contains two species, found in Mexico: C. omiltemi and C. villadai.

Davus, also known as the tiger rump tarantulas, is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). It was formerly included in Cyclosternum. They are medium to large tarantulas, found in Central America and Mexico.

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Nopsides is a monotypic genus of North American araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, containing the single species, Nopsides ceralbonus. It is one of three nopine species, in addition to Tarsonops and Orthonops, described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin from specimens collected from the Baja California region and nearby islands in 1924. They are active during the night, hiding under large stones of Mexico's deserts and xeric shrublands during the day.

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Tixcocoba is a monotypic genus of North American sac spiders containing the single species, Tixcocoba maya. It was first described by Willis J. Gertsch in 1977, and has only been found in Mexico.

Costarina is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2011 by Platnick & Dupérré. , it contains 108 species, found in the Americas from Mexico to Brazil.

Chisoneta is a genus of North American Leptonetids that was first described by J. Ledford in 2011.

Rothilena is a genus of North American funnel weavers first described by J. Maya-Morales & M. L. Jiménez in 2013.

Pickardinella is a monotypic genus of Mexican long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Pickardinella setigera. The species was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge under the name Leucauge setigera, and was moved to its own genus in 1951. Physically, they resemble members of Opadometa and Leucauge. Males are very small, only growing up to about long. A female has never been found.

Magnacarina is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It was first described in 2016 by Mendoza, Locht, Kaderka, Medina & Pérez-Miles. , it contains 4 species.

Hoffmannilena is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae. It was first described in 2016 by Julieta Maya-Morales and María Luisa Jiménez. This genus was named in honour of Anita Hoffmann. , it contains 9 species: 8 from Mexico, and 1, H. nova, from Guatemala.

Acentropelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It was first described in 1901 by Pocock. , it contains 2 species.