Drymusa Explained

Drymusa is a genus of false violin spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892.^[1] They physically resemble violin spiders (Loxosceles), but their bites are not believed to be medically significant.^[2] Originally placed with the spitting spiders, it was moved to the Loxoscelidae (now a synonym for Sicariidae) in 1981,^[3] then to the Drymusidae in 1986.^[4]

Species

They occur in the Caribbean and South America. it contains twelve species:^[5]

• Drymusa armasi Alayón, 1981 – Cuba
• Drymusa canhemabae Brescovit, Bonaldo & Rheims, 2004 – Brazil
• Drymusa colligata Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil
• Drymusa dinora Valerio, 1971 – Costa Rica
• Drymusa nubila Simon, 1892 (type) – St. Vincent
• Drymusa philomatica Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil
• Drymusa rengan Labarque & Ramírez, 2007 – Chile
• Drymusa serrana Goloboff & Ramírez, 1992 – Argentina
• Drymusa simoni Bryant, 1948 – Hispaniola
• Drymusa spectata Alayón, 1981 – Cuba
• Drymusa spelunca Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil
• Drymusa tobyi Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1892. On the spiders of the island of St. Vincent. Part 1.. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 549–575. 59. 4.
2. Valerio. C. E.. 1974. Prey capture by Drymusa dinora (Araneae, Scytodidae). Psyche. 81. 284–287. 10.1155/1974/41354. free.
3. Alayón G.. G.. 1981. El género Drymusa (Araneae: Loxoscelidae) en Cuba. Poeyana. 219. 13.
4. Book: Lehtinen, P. T.. 1986. Evolution of the Scytodoidea. Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress of Arachnology.
5. Web site: Gen. Drymusa Simon, 1892. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-01. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.