Floricomus Explained

Floricomus is a genus of North American dwarf spiders that was first described by C. R. Crosby & S. C. Bishop in 1925.^[1]

Species

it contains thirteen species, found in Canada and the United States:^[2]

• Floricomus bishopi Ivie & Barrows, 1935 – USA
• Floricomus crosbyi Ivie & Barrows, 1935 – USA
• Floricomus littoralis Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – USA
• Floricomus mulaiki Gertsch & Davis, 1936 – USA
• Floricomus nasutus (Emerton, 1911) – USA
• Floricomus nigriceps (Banks, 1906) – USA
• Floricomus ornatulus Gertsch & Ivie, 1936 – USA
• Floricomus plumalis (Crosby, 1905) – USA
• Floricomus praedesignatus Bishop & Crosby, 1935 – USA, Canada
• Floricomus pythonicus Crosby & Bishop, 1925 – USA
• Floricomus rostratus (Emerton, 1882) (type) – USA
• Floricomus setosus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 – USA
• Floricomus tallulae Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 – USA

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)

Notes and References

1. Crosby. C. R.. Bishop. S. C.. 1925. A new genus and two new species of spiders collected by Bufo quercicus (Holbrook).. Florida Entomologist. 33–36. 9. 3. 10.2307/3492476. 3492476.
2. Gen. Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 1925. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-14. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.