Anagraphis Explained

Anagraphis is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.^[1] Originally placed in the now unrecognized family Prodidomidae, it was moved to the family Gnaphosidae in 2006.^[2]

Species

it contains seven species from Asia and Africa:^[3]

• Anagraphis incerta Caporiacco, 1941 – Ethiopia
• Anagraphis maculosa Denis, 1958 – Afghanistan
• Anagraphis minima Caporiacco, 1947 – East Africa
• Anagraphis ochracea (L. Koch, 1867) – Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey
• Anagraphis pallens Simon, 1893 (type) – Libya, Malta, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Syria, Russia (Europe), Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia
• Anagraphis pluridentata Simon, 1897 – Syria
• Anagraphis pori Levy, 1999 – Israel

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E.. 1893. Histoire naturelle das araignées. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
2. Platnick. N. I.. Baehr. B.. 2006. A revision of the Australasian ground spiders of the family Prodidomidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 298. 5. 10.1206/0003-0090(2006)298[1:AROTAG]2.0.CO;2. 2246/5788. 83420288 .
3. Gen. Anagraphis Simon, 1893. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-04. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.