Philisca Explained

Philisca is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1884.^[1]

Species

it contains fourteen species:^[2]

• Philisca accentifera Simon, 1904 – Chile, Argentina
• Philisca amaena (Simon, 1884) – Chile, Argentina
• Philisca atrata Soto & Ramírez, 2012 – Chile, Argentina
• Philisca doilu (Ramírez, 1993) – Chile, Argentina
• Philisca hahni Simon, 1884 – Chile, Argentina
• Philisca huapi Ramírez, 2003 – Chile, Argentina
• Philisca hyadesi (Simon, 1884) – Chile, Argentina
• Philisca ingens Berland, 1924 – Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.)
• Philisca ornata Berland, 1924 – Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.)
• Philisca pizarroi Soto & Ramírez, 2012 – Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.)
• Philisca robinson Soto & Ramírez, 2012 – Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.)
• Philisca robusta Soto & Ramírez, 2012 – Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.)
• Philisca tripunctata (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, Falkland Is.
• Philisca viernes Soto & Ramírez, 2012 – Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.)

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1884. Arachnides recueillis par la Mission du Cap Horn en 1882-1883.. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 117–144. 9.
2. Web site: Gen. Philisca Simon, 1884. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-10. Natural History Museum Bern.