Homalonychidae
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The Homalonychidae are a very small spider family with three described species in one genus.
Distribution
Two species are found in the southern USA and Mexico, in 1991 a species from India was described.Species
Homalonychus Marx, 1891- Homalonychus raghavai Patel & Reddy, 1991 (India)
- Homalonychus selenopoides Marx, 1891 (USA, Mexico)
- Homalonychus theologus Chamberlin, 1924 (USA, Mexico)
See also
References
- Roth, V.D. (1984). The spider family Homalonychidae (Arachnida, Araneae). American Museum novitates 2790 [PDF]
- Vetter, R.S. & Cokendolpher, J.C. (2000). Homalonychus theologus (Araneae, Homalonychidae): Description of eggsacs and a possible defensive posture. The Journal of Arachnology 28:361:363 [PDF]
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