''Epicharitus'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

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of ground spiders containing the single species, ''Epicharitus leucosemus''. It was first described by

William Joseph Rainbow William Joseph Rainbow (1856–1919) was an entomologist and arachnologist whose work includes the first catalogue of Australian spiders. Life Rainbow was born in 1856 in Yorkshire, England. His father was a Warrant Officer in the Royal Marines, ...

in 1916, and has only been found in Australia.

References

Gnaphosidae Monotypic Gnaphosidae genera Spiders of Australia Taxa named by William Joseph Rainbow {{Gnaphosidae-stub