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Sosticus

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Sosticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Sosticus
Chamberlin, 1922[1]
Type species
S. insularis
(Banks, 1895)
Species

10, see text

Synonyms[1]

Sosticus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by R. V. Chamberlin in 1922.[3]

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains ten species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Sosticus Chamberlin, 1922". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ Platnick, N. I.; Shadab, M. U. (1976). "A revision of the spider genera Rachodrassus, Sosticus, and Scopodes (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in North America". American Museum Novitates. 2594: 9.
  3. ^ Chamberlin, R. V. (1922). "The North American spiders of the family Gnaphosidae". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 35: 145–172.
  4. ^ "Genus Sosticus". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-05.