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Liocranoides
Sign in to saveLiocranoides is a genus of American false wolf spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1881. They live in habitats with cold surfaces, such as caves. It was transferred from the sac spiders to the Tengellidae in 1967, which was later merged with Zoropsidae.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Zoropsidae
- Collections
- INDRE-SSA, VPI, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tengellidae
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- taxon name
- Liocranoides
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- genus
- endemic to
- United States
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Liocranoides is a genus of American false wolf spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1881. They live in habitats with cold surfaces, such as caves. It was transferred from the sac spiders to the Tengellidae in 1967, which was later merged with Zoropsidae.
==Species== it contains five species, found Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia: Liocranoides archeri Platnick, 1999 – USA Liocranoides coylei Platnick, 1999 – USA Liocranoides gertschi Platnick, 1999 – USA Liocranoides tennesseensis Platnick, 1999 – USA Liocranoides unicolor Keyserling, 1881 (type) – USA
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