Genus Euagrus (original) (raw)

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)

Family Euagridae

Genus Euagrus

Numbers

3 species in BugGuide's range (North America north of Mexico)

Size

6.5-17mm in body length

Range

Euagrus chisoseus: southeastern Arizona and adjacent northeastern Sonora east to southcentral Texas.(1)

Euagrus comstocki: along the lower Rio Grande River in extreme southern Texas.(1)

Euagrus rothi: known only from the Baboquivari Mountains in extreme southern Arizona.(1)

Works Cited

1. A revision of the American funnel-web mygalomorph spider genus Euagrus (Araneae, Dipluridae)Frederick A. Coyle. 1988. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 187(3): 203-292.

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 15 August, 2010 - 9:42am
Additional contributions by Mandy Howe
Last updated 15 November, 2013 - 12:53am