Kochiura

Kochiura is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1950.[2]

Kochiura
Male Kochiura aulica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Kochiura
Archer, 1950[1]
Type species
K. aulica
(C. L. Koch, 1838)
Species

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Species

As of May 2020 it contains eight species, found in Europe, Africa, Brazil, Chile, and Iran:[1]

  • Kochiura attrita (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Juan Fernandez Is.
  • Kochiura aulica (C. L. Koch, 1838) (type) – Cape Verde Is., Canary Is., North Africa, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran
  • Kochiura casablanca (Levi, 1963) – Chile
  • Kochiura decolorata (Keyserling, 1886) – Brazil
  • Kochiura ocellata (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile
  • Kochiura olaup (Levi, 1963) – Brazil
  • Kochiura rosea (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Juan Fernandez Is.
  • Kochiura temuco (Levi, 1963) – Chile

Formerly included:

  • K. episinoides (Levi, 1963) (Transferred to Chrosiothes)

In synonymy:

  • K. bucculenta (Nicolet, 1849) = Kochiura rosea (Nicolet, 1849)
  • K. chiloensis = Kochiura ocellata (Nicolet, 1849)
  • K. foliacea = Kochiura rosea (Nicolet, 1849)
  • K. gracilis (Keyserling, 1884) = Kochiura rosea (Nicolet, 1849)
  • K. levipes = Kochiura attrita (Nicolet, 1849)
  • K. opima = Kochiura rosea (Nicolet, 1849)
  • K. rubicunda = Kochiura rosea (Nicolet, 1849)
  • K. virgulata = Kochiura ocellata (Nicolet, 1849)
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See also

References
  1. "Gen. Kochiura Archer, 1950". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  2. Archer, A. F. (1950). "A study of theridiid and mimetid spiders with descriptions of new genera and species". Museum Paper, Alabama Museum of Natural History. 30: 1–40.


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