Rubrius Explained

Rubrius is a genus of South American tangled nest spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species found in Chile and Argentina:^[2]

• Rubrius annulatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 – Chile
• Rubrius antarcticus (Karsch, 1880) – Chile, Argentina
• Rubrius castaneifrons (Simon, 1884) – Chile
• Rubrius lineatus Roth, 1967 – Chile
• Rubrius major (Simon, 1904) – Chile
• Rubrius scottae Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Argentina
• Rubrius ululus Roth, 1967 – Chile

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E.. 1887. Arachnides.
2. Web site: Gen. Rubrius Simon, 1887. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-08. Natural History Museum Bern.