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Hypochilus

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Hypochilus
H. thorelli feeding
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hypochilidae
Genus: Hypochilus
Marx, 1888[1]
Type species
H. thorelli
Marx, 1888
Species

10, see text

Hypochilus is a genus of North American lampshade spiders that was first described by George Marx in 1888.[2]

Species

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As of February 2022 it contains 11 species, all found in the United States:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Hypochilus Marx, 1888". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  2. ^ Marx, G. (1888). "On a new and interesting spider". Entomologica Americana. 4: 160–162.