''Psalistops'' 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
brushed trapdoor spiders 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 1889.
Species
it contains twelve species in South America and the Caribbean:
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Psalistops fulvus''
Bryant, 1948 – Hispaniola
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Psalistops gasci''
Maréchal, 1996 – French Guiana
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Psalistops maculosus''
Bryant, 1948 – Hispaniola
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Psalistops melanopygius''
Simon, 1889 (
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) – Venezuela
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Psalistops montigena''
(Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
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Psalistops nigrifemuratus''
Mello-Leitão, 1939 – Brazil
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Psalistops opifex''
(Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
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Psalistops solitarius''
(Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
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Psalistops steini''
(Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
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Psalistops tigrinus''
Simon, 1889 – Venezuela
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Psalistops venadensis''
Valerio, 1986 – Costa Rica
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Psalistops zonatus''
Simon, 1889 – Venezuela
References
Barychelidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Central America
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
Taxa described in 1889
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