Usofila Explained

Usofila is a genus of American long-legged cave spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1891.^[1] Originally placed with the Ochyroceratidae, it was transferred to the Telemidae in 1973.^[2]

Species

it contains four species, found in the United States:^[3]

• Usofila flava Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – USA
• Usofila gracilis Keyserling, 1891 (type) – USA
• Usofila oregona Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – USA
• Usofila pacifica (Banks, 1894) – USA

Formerly included

• Usofila pecki Brignoli, 1980 = Telemofila pecki

See also

• List of Telemidae species
• Telema

Notes and References

1. Book: Keyserling, E.. 1891. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Brasilianische Spinnen. Nürnberg 3. 1–278. Eugen_von_Keyserling.
2. Brignoli. P. M.. 1973. I Telemidae, una famiglia di ragni nuova per il continente americano (Araneae). Fragmenta Entomologica. 8. 248. Paolo_Brignoli.
3. Gen. Usofila Keyserling, 1891. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-14. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.