Hypochilus Explained

Hypochilus is a genus of North American lampshade spiders that was first described by George Marx in 1888.^[1]

Species

it contains 11 species, all found in the United States:^[2]

• Hypochilus bernardino Catley, 1994 – USA
• Hypochilus bonneti Gertsch, 1964 – USA
• Hypochilus coylei Platnick, 1987 – USA
• Hypochilus gertschi Hoffman, 1963 – USA
• Hypochilus jemez Catley, 1994 – USA
• Hypochilus kastoni Platnick, 1987 – USA
• Hypochilus petrunkevitchi Gertsch, 1958 – USA
• Hypochilus pococki Platnick, 1987 – USA
• Hypochilus sheari Platnick, 1987 – USA
• Hypochilus thorelli Marx, 1888 (type) – USA
• Hypochilus xomote (Hedin & Ciaccio, 2022) – USA

Notes and References

1. Marx. G.. 1888. On a new and interesting spider.. Entomologica Americana. 160–162. 4. George_Marx.
2. Gen. Hypochilus Marx, 1888. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-11. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.