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Leprolochus

Leprolochus is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 7 South American species.

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Leprolochus
Leprolochus levergere
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Leprolochus
Simon1
Type species
Leprolochus spinifrons
Species

7, see text

Leprolochus is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 7 South American species.1

Species

Leprolochus comprises the following species:1

  • L. birabeni Mello-Leitão, 1942 — Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
  • L. levergere Lise, 1994 — Brazil
  • L. mucuge Lise, 1994 — Brazil
  • L. oeiras Lise, 1994 — Brazil
  • L. parahybae Mello-Leitão, 1917 — Brazil
  • L. spinifrons Simon, 1893 (type) — Panama to Venezuela
  • L. stratus Jocqué & Platnick, 1990 — Venezuela
References

References

  1. "Zodariidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.