Senoculus is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Senoculidae, and was first described by Władysław Taczanowski in 1872.[2] It is the only genus in the family Senoculidae.[1]

Senoculus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Senoculidae
Genus: Senoculus
Taczanowski, 1872[1]
Type species
S. maronicus
Taczanowski, 1872
Species

31, see text

Map showing distribution of Senoculidae in Central and South America

Species

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As of September 2019 it contains thirty-one species, found in South America, Guatemala, Panama, Mexico, and on Trinidad:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Senoculus Taczanowski, 1872". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  2. ^ Taczanowski, L. (1872). "Les aranéides de la Guyane française". Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae. 9: 64–112.