Liocranoides

Keyserling, 1881

Liocranoides is a of spiders in the Zoropsidae, first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1881. It contains five , all to the eastern United States. These spiders are adapted to cool, dark environments and are primarily found in caves and similar subterranean .

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Liocranoides: //liːoʊkrəˈnɔɪdiːz//

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Habitat

Caves and other with cold surfaces in the eastern United States.

Distribution

to the eastern United States. Recorded in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

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Taxonomic History

Originally described by Keyserling in 1881. Transferred from sac spiders (Clubionidae) to Tengellidae in 1967. The Tengellidae was later synonymized with Zoropsidae, where the is currently placed.

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