Euagrus
| Euagrus | |
|---|---|
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| Euagrus sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Euagridae |
| Genus: | Euagrus Ausserer, 1875[1] |
| Type species | |
| E. mexicanus Ausserer, 1875 | |
| Species | |
Euagrus is a genus of spider in the family Euagridae. It was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875.[2] It has been referred to as "Evagrus", but this is a transcript error, not an accepted synonym.[3] It is very similar to the genus Allothele, and several species have been transferred there, including Euagrus caffer, Euagrus regnardi, and Euagrus teretis.
Species
E. carlos
E. chisoseus
E. gertschi
As of October 2025, this genus includes 22 species:[1]
- Euagrus anops Gertsch, 1973 – Mexico
- Euagrus atropurpureus Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
- Euagrus carlos Coyle, 1988 – Mexico to Costa Rica
- Euagrus cavernicola Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico
- Euagrus charcus Coyle, 1988 – Mexico
- Euagrus chisoseus Gertsch, 1939 – United States, Mexico
- Euagrus comstocki Gertsch, 1935 – United States
- Euagrus formosanus Saito, 1933 – Taiwan
- Euagrus garnicus Coyle, 1988 – Mexico
- Euagrus gertschi Coyle, 1988 – Mexico
- Euagrus guatemalensis F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 – Guatemala
- Euagrus gus Coyle, 1988 – Mexico
- Euagrus josephus Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico
- Euagrus leones Coyle, 1988 – Mexico
- Euagrus luteus Gertsch, 1973 – Mexico
- Euagrus lynceus Brignoli, 1974 – Mexico, Guatemala
- Euagrus mexicanus Ausserer, 1875 – Mexico (type species)
- Euagrus pristinus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 – Mexico
- Euagrus rothi Coyle, 1988 – United States
- Euagrus rubrigularis Simon, 1890 – Mexico
- Euagrus troglodyta Gertsch, 1982 – Mexico
- Euagrus zacus Coyle, 1988 – Mexico
References
- 1 2 "Genus Euagrus". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ Ausserer, A. (1875). "Zweiter Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 25: 125–206.
- ↑ Coyle, F.A. (1984). "A revision of the African mygalomorph spider genus Allothele". American Museum Novitates (2794): 1–20.
