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Sphodros
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Sphodros

Sphodros is a genus of mygalomorph spiders that occurs in the United States and Mexico. Its species were removed from genus Atypus and put in its own genus in 1980.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Black Purseweb Spider

speciesSphodros niger

Red-legged Purseweb Spider

speciesSphodros rufipes

Atlantic Purseweb Spider

speciesSphodros atlanticus

Sphodros fitchi

speciesSphodros fitchi

Sphodros abboti

speciesSphodros abboti

Sphodros paisano

speciesSphodros paisano

Coyle's purse-web spider

speciesSphodros coylei

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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 61444.