Trachycosmus

Genus of spiders

Trachycosmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trachycosmidae
Genus: Trachycosmus
Simon[1]
Type species
Trachycosmus sculptilis
Simon, 1893
Species
  • Trachycosmus allyn Platnick, 2002
  • Trachycosmus cockatoo Platnick, 2002
  • Trachycosmus sculptilis Simon, 1893
  • Trachycosmus turramurra Platnick, 2002

Trachycosmus is a genus of spiders in the family Trachycosmidae. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. As of 2017[update],[2] it contains 4 Australian species.

Habitat: This specie is widely distributed, spider usually found wandering on open ground or in leaf litter.


Toxicity: Uncertain, may be aggressive when defending its egg sac.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Trochanteriidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. ^ "The Find-a-spider Guide - Trachycosmus sculptilis". www.findaspider.org.au. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
Taxon identifiers
Trachycosmus
  • Wikidata: Q10700868
  • Wikispecies: Trachycosmus
  • ADW: Trachycosmus
  • AFD: Trachycosmus
  • BioLib: 466979
  • EoL: 113778
  • GBIF: 2178377
  • iNaturalist: 419981
  • IRMNG: 1443061
  • ITIS: 873240
  • NCBI: 1956570
  • Open Tree of Life: 4694688
  • uBio: 4373643
  • WSC: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02488


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