Folkia Explained

Folkia is a genus of Balkan woodlouse hunting spiders that was first described by J. Kratochvíl in 1970 as subgenus of Stalagtia,^[1] and elevated to genus status in 1974.^[2]

Species

it contains seven species:^[3]

• Folkia boudewijni Deeleman-Reinhold, 1993 – Croatia
• Folkia haasi (Reimoser, 1929) – Croatia
• Folkia inermis (Absolon & Kratochvíl, 1933) (type) – Croatia
• Folkia lugens Brignoli, 1974 – Greece
• Folkia mrazeki (Nosek, 1904) – Montenegro
• Folkia pauciaculeata (Fage, 1943) – Bosnia-Hercegovina
• Folkia subcupressa Deeleman-Reinhold, 1993 – Croatia

Notes and References

1. Kratochvíl . J. . 1970 . Cavernicole Dysderae. . Přírodovědné práce ústavů Československé Akademie Věd v Brně . 1–62 . 4 . New Series.
2. Brignoli . P. M. . 1974 . Ragni di Grecia VI. Specie nuove o interessanti delle isole Ionie e della Morea (Araneae) . Revue Suisse de Zoologie . 81 . 159.
3. Web site: Gen. Folkia Kratochvíl, 1970 . World Spider Catalog Version 20.0 . 2019-06-01 . 2019 . Natural History Museum Bern . 10.24436/2.