Litopyllus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by R. V. Chamberlin in 1922.[4] As of May 2019 it contains only three species: L. cubanus, L. realisticus, and L. temporarius.[1]

Litopyllus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Litopyllus
Chamberlin, 1922[1]
Type species
L. temporarius
Chamberlin, 1922
Species
Synonyms[1]
  • Paramyrmecion Bryant, 1940[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Litopyllus Chamberlin, 1922". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ a b "Genus Litopyllus". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  3. ^ Platnick, N. I.; Shadab, M. U. (1980). "A revision of the North American spider genera Nodocion, Litopyllus, and Synaphosus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)". American Museum Novitates. 2691: 16.
  4. ^ Chamberlin, R. V. (1922). "The North American spiders of the family Gnaphosidae". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 35: 145–172.