Lauricius

Simon, 1888

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Lauricius is a of false wolf spiders in the Zoropsidae, first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1888. The genus contains two , L. hemicloeinus and L. hooki, found in the United States and Mexico. Originally classified with sac spiders (Clubionidae), it was transferred to Zoropsidae in 1967 based on morphological reassessment.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Lauricius: /laʊˈriːsiəs/

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Distribution

United States and Mexico

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Taxonomic history

Originally placed with sac spiders (Clubionidae), Lauricius was transferred to the false wolf spider Zoropsidae in 1967.

Species composition

As of September 2019, the contains two : Lauricius hemicloeinus and Lauricius hooki.

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