Scotinoecus Explained

Scotinoecus is a genus of South American funnel-web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.^[1] Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980.^[2]

Species

it contains four species:^[3]

• Scotinoecus cinereopilosus (Simon, 1889) (type) – Chile
• Scotinoecus fasciatus Tullgren, 1901 – Chile, Argentina
• Scotinoecus major Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile
• Scotinoecus ruiles Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E. 1892. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Roret . Paris. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973. Eugène_Simon.
2. Raven. R. J.. 1980. The evolution and biogeography of the mygalomorph spider family Hexathelidae (Araneae, Chelicerata). Journal of Arachnology. 8. 253. Robert_Raven.
3. Gen. Scotinoecus Simon, 1892. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-11. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.