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Usofila

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Usofila
U. pacifica, adult female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Telemidae
Genus: Usofila
Keyserling, 1891[1]
Type species
U. gracilis
Keyserling, 1891
Species

4, see text

Usofila is a genus of American long-legged cave spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1891.[2] Originally placed with the Ochyroceratidae, it was transferred to the Telemidae in 1973.[3]

Species

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As of September 2019 it contains four species, found in the United States:[1]

Formerly included

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Usofila Keyserling, 1891". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. ^ Keyserling, E. (1891). Die Spinnen Amerikas. Brasilianische Spinnen. Nürnberg 3. pp. 1–278.
  3. ^ Brignoli, P. M. (1973). "I Telemidae, una famiglia di ragni nuova per il continente americano (Araneae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 8: 248.