''Arachosia'' is a

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of anyphaenid sac spiders that was first described by

Octavius Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider from a large collection that he made with contrib ...

in 1882.

Species

it contains twenty-one species, found in the

Americas The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...

, including the

Greater Antilles The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, together with Navassa Island and the Cayman Islands. Seven island states share the region of the Greater Antille ...

: *'' Arachosia albiventris'' Mello-Leitão, 1922 –

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 ...

*'' Arachosia anyphaenoides'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 (

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) – Brazil *'' Arachosia arachosia'' Mello-Leitão, 1922 –

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 *'' Arachosia avalosi'' Rubio & Ramírez, 2015 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Arachosia bergi'' ( Simon, 1880) – Brazil,

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

, Argentina *'' Arachosia bifasciata'' (Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil, Argentina *'' Arachosia carancho'' Rubio & Ramírez, 2015 – Argentina *'' Arachosia cubana'' (

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, 1909) – USA,

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 ...

*'' Arachosia freiburgensis'' Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Arachosia honesta'' Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Arachosia kapiipeoi'' Rubio & Ramírez, 2015 – Venezuela, Brazil,

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 ...

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

, Argentina *'' Arachosia magna'' Rubio & Ramírez, 2015 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Arachosia minensis'' (Mello-Leitão, 1926) – Brazil, Argentina *'' Arachosia monserrate'' Rubio & Ramírez, 2015 –

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 ...

*'' Arachosia oblonga'' (Keyserling, 1878) –

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 ...

*'' Arachosia pinhalito'' Rubio & Ramírez, 2015 – Argentina *'' Arachosia praesignis'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Argentina *'' Arachosia proseni'' (Mello-Leitão, 1944) – Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay *'' Arachosia puta'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892 –

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 ...

, Brazil *'' Arachosia striata'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil *'' Arachosia tungurahua'' Rubio & Ramírez, 2015 – Ecuador

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