''Faiditus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of comb-footed spiders that was first described by

Eugen von Keyserling Eugen von Keyserling (22 March 1833 in Pockroy, Lithuania – 4 April 1889 in Dzierżoniów, Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czec ...

in 1884.

Species

it contains fifty-nine species, all found in the Americas except for ''F. xiphias'', found in Asia: *'' F. acuminatus'' (Keyserling, 1891) –

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

*'' F. affinis'' ( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – Brazil *'' F. alticeps'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil,

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

*'' F. altus'' (Keyserling, 1891) –

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

, Brazil *'' F. amates'' (Exline &

Levi Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ...

, 1962) –

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

*'' F. americanus'' ( Taczanowski, 1874) – USA to Brazil, Argentina *'' F. amplifrons'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – Panama to Argentina *'' F. analiae'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Brazil *'' F. arthuri'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) –

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

*'' F. atopus'' ( Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) – Panama to Ecuador *'' F. bryantae'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) –

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

, Panama *'' F. cancellatus'' ( Hentz, 1850) – USA,

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, Bahama Is. *'' F. caronae'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Brazil *'' F. caudatus'' (Taczanowski, 1874) – USA, Caribbean to Argentina *'' F. chicaensis'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Argentina *'' F. chickeringi'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Panama *'' F. cochleaformus'' (Exline, 1945) –

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

*'' F. convolutus'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Guatemala to Peru, Brazil *'' F. cordillera'' (Exline, 1945) – Ecuador *'' F. cristinae'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Brazil *'' F. cubensis'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) –

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

*'' F. darlingtoni'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) –

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of C ...

*'' F. davisi'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – USA, Mexico *'' F. dracus'' (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) – USA to Paraguay *'' F. duckensis'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Brazil *'' F. ecaudatus'' Keyserling, 1884 ( type) – Brazil *'' F. exiguus'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Cuba,

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

*'' F. fulvus'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Brazil *'' F. gapensis'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Jamaica *'' F. gertschi'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Panama *'' F. globosus'' (Keyserling, 1884) – USA to Ecuador *'' F. godmani'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Guatemala *'' F. iguazuensis'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Argentina *'' F. jamaicensis'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Jamaica *'' F. laraensis'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Argentina *'' F. leonensis'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Mexico *'' F. maculosus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) – USA, Mexico *'' F. mariae'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Argentina *'' F. morretensis'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Brazil, Argentina *'' F. nataliae'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Argentina *'' F. peruensis'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Peru *'' F. plaumanni'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Brazil *'' F. proboscifer'' (Exline, 1945) – Ecuador, Peru *'' F. quasiobtusus'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Puerto Rico, Virgin Is. *'' F. rossi'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) –

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

*'' F. sicki'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Brazil *'' F. solidao'' (Levi, 1967) – Brazil *'' F. spinosus'' (Keyserling, 1884) – Venezuela, Peru *'' F. striatus'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil *'' F. subdolus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) – USA to Guatemala *'' F. subflavus'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Peru *'' F. sullana'' (Exline, 1945) – Peru *'' F. taeter'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Mexico *'' F. ululans'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – Mexico to Brazil *'' F. vadoensis'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Argentina *'' F. woytkowskii'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Peru *'' F. xiphias'' ( Thorell, 1887) –

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

(Nicobar Is.) to Japan,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

(Krakatau) *'' F. yacuiensis'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Argentina *'' F. yutoensis'' (González & Carmen, 1996) – Argentina

References

Theridiidae genera Spiders of Asia Spiders of Central America Spiders of North America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling Theridiidae {{Theridiidae-stub

Species

See also

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