''Fufius'' 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
Central and
South America
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n
Rhytidicolidae that was first described by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist in history, ...
in 1888.
Originally placed with the
curtain web spiders, it was moved to the
Cyrtaucheniidae
The family Cyrtaucheniidae, known as wafer-lid trapdoor spiders, are a widespread family of Mygalomorphae spiders.
Description
Wafer-lid spiders are generally large and range in color between light brown and black. Their eyes are placed in tw ...
in 1941 and to
Rhytidicolidae in 2022.
Species
it contains thirteen species:
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Fufius albovittatus''
(Simon, 1891) – Brazil
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Fufius annulipes''
( Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Colombia
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Fufius antillensis''
( F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899) – Trinidad
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Fufius atramentarius''
Simon, 1888 (
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) – Central America
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Fufius auricomus''
(Simon, 1891) – Brazil
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Fufius candango''
Ortega, Nagahama, Motta & Bertani, 2013 – Brazil
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Fufius ecuadorensis''
(Simon, 1892) – Ecuador
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Fufius funebris''
Vellard, 1924 – Brazil
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Fufius jalapensis''
Ortega, Nagahama, Motta & Bertani, 2013 – Brazil
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Fufius lanicius''
(Simon, 1892) – Bolivia
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Fufius lucasae''
Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2004 – Brazil
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Fufius minusculus''
Ortega, Nagahama, Motta & Bertani, 2013 – Brazil
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Fufius striatipes''
(Drolshagen & Bäckstam, 2009) – Brazil
References
Mygalomorphae
Mygalomorphae genera
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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