Psilochorus hesperus

Psilochorus hesperus is a spider found in cellars and rock boulder nooks in the Northwestern United States and in British Columbia.[1] Adult males have curved spikes protruding forward from their jaws.[2]

Psilochorus hesperus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Psilochorus
Species:
P. hesperus
Binomial name
Psilochorus hesperus
Gertsch & Ivie, 1936

References

  1. P. Paquin, D.J. Buckle, N. Dupérré & C.D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.
  2. Common Spiders of North America] page 178


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