''Segestrioides'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
n
coneweb 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 (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and G ...
in 1883.
Originally placed with the
recluse spiders
The recluse spiders (''Loxosceles'' (), also known as brown spiders, fiddle-backs, violin spiders, and reapers, is a genus of spiders that was first described by R. T. Lowe in 1832. They are venomous spiders known for their bite, which sometimes ...
, it was moved to the
coneweb spider
Coneweb spiders (Diguetidae) are six-eyed haplogyne spiders that live in tangled space webs, fashioning a cone-like central retreat where they hide and lay eggs. It is a small family, containing only two genera with fifteen species and is confi ...
s in 1983.
Species
it contains four species:
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Segestrioides badia
''Segestrioides'' is a genus of South American coneweb spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1883. Originally placed with the recluse spiders, it was moved to the coneweb spiders in 1983.
Species
it contains four species ...
''
( Simon, 1903) – Brazil
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Segestrioides bicolor
''Segestrioides'' is a genus of South American coneweb spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1883. Originally placed with the recluse spiders, it was moved to the coneweb spiders in 1983.
Species
it contains four species ...
''
Keyserling, 1883 (
type
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) – Peru
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Segestrioides copiapo
''Segestrioides'' is a genus of South American coneweb spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1883. Originally placed with the recluse spiders, it was moved to the coneweb spiders in 1983.
Species
it contains four species ...
''
Platnick, 1989 – Chile
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Segestrioides tofo
''Segestrioides'' is a genus of South American coneweb spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1883. Originally placed with the recluse spiders, it was moved to the coneweb spiders in 1983.
Species
it contains four species ...
''
Platnick, 1989 – Chile
References
Araneomorphae genera
Diguetidae
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling
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