Socalchemmis Explained

Socalchemmis is a genus of North American false wolf spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick & D. Ubick in 2001. The genus name comes from a shortening of the phrase "Southern Californian Chemmis", as the genus was discovered in California.^[1]

Species

it contains seventeen species, found in Mexico and the United States:^[2]

• Socalchemmis arroyoseco Platnick & Ubick, 2007 – USA
• Socalchemmis bixleri Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis cajalco Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis catavina Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – Mexico
• Socalchemmis cruz Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis dolichopus (Chamberlin, 1919) (type) – USA
• Socalchemmis gertschi Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis icenoglei Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis idyllwild Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis kastoni Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA, Mexico
• Socalchemmis miramar Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis monterey Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis palomar Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis prenticei Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis rothi Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – Mexico
• Socalchemmis shantzi Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – USA
• Socalchemmis williamsi Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – Mexico

See also

• List of Zoropsidae species

Notes and References

1. Platnick. N. I.. Ubick. D.. 2001. A revision of the North American spiders of the new genus Socalchemmis (Araneae, Tengellidae). American Museum Novitates. 1–25. 3339. Norman_I._Platnick.
2. Gen. Socalchemmis Platnick & Ubick, 2001. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-15. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.