Urozelotes

Urozelotes
U. rusticus
U. rusticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Urozelotes
Mello-Leitão, 1938[1]
Type species
U. rusticus
(L. Koch, 1872)
Species

5, see text

Urozelotes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1938.[2]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms

Total length is 5-8 mm. The carapace is oval in dorsal view, widest between coxae II and III, truncated anteriorly and posteriorly, and abruptly narrowed opposite the pedipalps. It is light orange, darkest anteriorly, with numerous long, thin, black setae along the midline and edge of the posterior declivity. The cephalic area is flattened with a long, longitudinal thoracic groove. The anterior eye row is very slightly recurved, while the posterior row is very slightly procurved. The legs are uniformly light orange, with all tarsi and anterior metatarsi lightly scopulate.[3]

Species

As of September 2025, this genus includes six species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Genus Urozelotes". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  2. ^ Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1938). "Algunas arañas nuevas de la Argentina". Revista del Museo de La Plata. New Series. 1: 89–118.[clarification needed]
  3. ^ Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 3 (T-X). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 30. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197741. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.


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