Senoculidae

 Senoculidae is a spider family with 31 described species in one genus. 

They belong to the superfamily Lycosoidea. "Bark Hunter" is one common name used by researchers. Another name, "Monkey Ninja Spider," was proposed in December 2011 on YouTube, but is not currently an officially accepted name

Distribution

They are restricted to Central and South America.

Species

Senoculus Taczanowski, 1872

• Senoculus albidus (F. O. P-Cambridge, 1897) (Brazil)
• Senoculus barroanus Chickering, 1941 (Panama)
• Senoculus bucolicus Chickering, 1941 (Panama)
• Senoculus cambridgei Mello-Leitão, 1927 (Brazil)
• Senoculus canaliculatus F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902 (Mexico to Panama)
• Senoculus carminatus Mello-Leitão, 1927 (Brazil)
• Senoculus darwini (Holmberg, 1883) (Argentina)
• Senoculus fimbriatus Mello-Leitão, 1927 (Brazil)
• Senoculus gracilis (Keyserling, 1879) (Guyana to Argentina)
• Senoculus guianensis Caporiacco, 1947 (Guyana)
• Senoculus iricolor (Simon, 1880) (Brazil)
• Senoculus maronicus Taczanowski, 1872 (French Guiana)
• Senoculus minutus Mello-Leitão, 1927 (Brazil)
• Senoculus monastoides (O. P.-Cambridge, 1873) (Brazil)
• Senoculus nigropurpureus Mello-Leitão, 1927 (Paraguay)
• Senoculus penicillatus Mello-Leitão, 1927 (Trinidad, Brazil, Paraguay)
• Senoculus planus Mello-Leitão, 1927 (Brazil)
• Senoculus plumosus (Simon, 1880) (Brazil)
• Senoculus prolatus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896) (Mexico, Guatemala)
• Senoculus proximus Mello-Leitão, 1927 (Brazil)
• Senoculus purpureus (Simon, 1880) (Panama to Argentina)
• Senoculus robustus Chickering, 1941 (Panama)
• Senoculus rubicundus Chickering, 1953 (Panama)
• Senoculus rubromaculatus Keyserling, 1879 (Peru)
• Senoculus ruficapillus (Simon, 1880) (Brazil)
• Senoculus scalarum Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1958 (Argentina)
• Senoculus silvaticus Chickering, 1941 (Panama)
• Senoculus tigrinus Chickering, 1941 (Panama)
• Senoculus uncatus Mello-Leitão, 1927 (Brazil)
• Senoculus wiedenmeyeri Schenkel, 1953 (Venezuela)
• Senoculus zeteki Chickering, 1953 (Panama)

External links

• A video of Senoculidae from Costa Rica

See also

• List of Senoculidae species
• Spider families