Harpactocrates Explained

Harpactocrates is a genus of woodlouse hunting spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1914.^[1]

Species

it contains thirteen species:^[2]

• Harpactocrates apennicola Simon, 1914 – France, Italy
• Harpactocrates cazorlensis Ferrández, 1986 – Spain
• Harpactocrates drassoides (Simon, 1882) (type) – Western Europe
• Harpactocrates escuderoi Ferrández, 1986 – Spain
• Harpactocrates globifer Ferrández, 1986 – Spain
• Harpactocrates gredensis Ferrández, 1986 – Spain
• Harpactocrates gurdus Simon, 1914 – Spain, France
• Harpactocrates intermedius Dalmas, 1915 – France, Italy
• Harpactocrates meridionalis Ferrández & Martin, 1986 – Spain
• Harpactocrates radulifer Simon, 1914 – Spain, France
• Harpactocrates ravastellus Simon, 1914 – Spain, France
• Harpactocrates trialetiensis Mcheidze, 1997 – Georgia
• Harpactocrates troglophilus Brignoli, 1978 – Turkey

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E.. 1914. Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae. Tome VI. 1re partie.
2. Web site: Gen. Harpactocrates Simon, 1914. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-02. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.