Scotophaeus

Scotophaeus
Scotophaeus blackwalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Scotophaeus
Simon, 1893[1]
Type species
S. quadripunctatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Species

62, see text

Scotophaeus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.[2]

Species

As of May 2019 it contains sixty-two species and two subspecies:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Scotophaeus Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  3. ^ "Genus Scotophaeus". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. ^ Naumova, Maria; Blagoev, Gergin; Deltshev, Christo (June 2021). "Fifty spider species new to the Bulgarian fauna, with a review of some dubious species (Arachnida: Araneae)". Zootaxa. 4984 (1): 228–257. Retrieved 6 June 2024.