Caloctenus

Caloctenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Ctenidae
Genus:Caloctenus
Keyserling[1]
Type species
Caloctenus aculeatus
Species

6, see text

Caloctenus is a genus of spiders in the Ctenidae family. It was first described in 1877 by Keyserling. As of 2017, it contains 6 species from Africa and South America.[1]

Species

Caloctenus comprises the following species:[1]

  • Caloctenus abyssinicus Strand, 1917 — Ethiopia
  • Caloctenus aculeatus Keyserling, 1877 (type species) — Colombia
  • Caloctenus albertoi Hazzi & Silva, 2012 — Colombia
  • Caloctenus carbonera Silva, 2004 — Venezuela
  • Caloctenus gracilitarsis Simon, 1897 — Venezuela
  • Caloctenus oxapampa Silva, 2004 — Peru

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ctenidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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