Dorceus Explained

Dorceus is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by C. L. Koch in 1846.^[1]

Species

it contains five species:^[2]

• Dorceus albolunulatus (Simon, 1876) – Algeria
• Dorceus fastuosus C. L. Koch, 1846 (type) – Tunisia, Senegal, Israel
• Dorceus latifrons Simon, 1873 – Algeria, Tunisia
• Dorceus quadrispilotus Simon, 1908 – Egypt
• Dorceus trianguliceps Simon, 1911 – Tunisia

Notes and References

1. Book: Koch, C. L.. 1846. Die Arachniden.
2. Gen. Dorceus C. L. Koch, 1846. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-02. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.