Crossopriza
Encyclopedia
Crossopriza is a genus
of cellar spiders classified under the subfamily Holocneminae
, family
Pholcidae.
It contains the following species
:
C. saltensis has been transferred to the genus Priscula, and C. sexsignata to the genus Artema.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cellar spiders classified under the subfamily Holocneminae
Holocneminae
Holocneminae is a subfamily of cellar spiders .It contains the following genera:*Artema Walckenaer, 1837*Aymaria Huber, 2000*Cenemus Saaristo, 2001*Ceratopholcus Spassky, 1934*Crossopriza Simon, 1893...
, family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pholcidae.
It contains the following species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
:
- Crossopriza cylindrogaster Simon, 1907 — West Africa
- Crossopriza johncloudsleyi Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001 — Yemen
- Crossopriza lyoniCrossopriza lyoniCrossopriza lyoni is a widespread species of cellar spiders that prefer to live in or around human structures. They are commonly known as tailed cellar spiders, tailed daddy longlegs spiders, and sometimes box spiders. They all possess extremely long fragile legs that can reach up to long and a...
(Blackwall, 1867) — Cosmopolitan - Crossopriza nigrescens Millot, 1946 — Madagascar
- Crossopriza pristina (Simon, 1890) — Yemen
- Crossopriza semicaudata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876) — Egypt
- Crossopriza soudanensis Millot, 1941 — Mali, Burkina Faso
C. saltensis has been transferred to the genus Priscula, and C. sexsignata to the genus Artema.