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Swift Spiders
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Swift Spiders

Nyssus

Nyssus is a genus of spiders in the Corinnidae family. It was first described in 1805 by Walckenaer. As of 2017, it contains 15 species.

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Spotted Ground Swift Spider

speciesNyssus coloripes

White-spotted Swift Spider

speciesNyssus albopunctatus

Golden-tailed Swift Spider

speciesNyssus luteofinis

Jared Warden's Swift Spider

speciesNyssus jaredwardeni

Nyssus yuggera

speciesNyssus yuggera

Nyssus semifuscus

speciesNyssus semifuscus

Nyssus insularis

speciesNyssus insularis

Nyssus jonraveni

speciesNyssus jonraveni

Nyssus loureedi

speciesNyssus loureedi

Nyssus pseudomaculatus

speciesNyssus pseudomaculatus

Thorell's Avid Swift Spider

speciesNyssus avidus

Nyssus emu

speciesNyssus emu

Nyssus paradoxus

speciesNyssus paradoxus

Nyssus robertsi

speciesNyssus robertsi

Nyssus wendyae

speciesNyssus wendyae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 466014.