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Kukulcania

Kukulcania is a genus of spiders in the family Filistatidae. Kukulcania spiders have been sighted 198 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Kukulcania includes 5 countries and 17 states in the United States. Kukulcania is most often sighted indoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Filistatidae
  • Genus: Kukulcania

Author

Pekka T. Lehtinen, 1967

Sightings Overview

There have been 198 confirmed sightings of Kukulcania, with the most recent sighting submitted on February 9, 2025 by Spider ID member sing2meomuse. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 198 sightings because of certain Kukulcania sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 27% of the time, Kukulcania spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 195)
  • Sex: 82 female and 55 male.
  • Environment: Kukulcania has been sighted 51 times outdoors, and 152 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (33). Low foliage (2). High foliage (1). Ground layer (5). Under rock or debris (4). Forest (1). Desert area (5).

Location and Range

Kukulcania has been sighted in the following countries: Argentina, Bermuda, Mexico, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands.

Kukulcania has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia.

Seasonality

Kukulcania has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

  • January: 20
  • February: 27
  • March: 30
  • April: 38
  • May: 39
  • June: 8
  • July: 7
  • August: 3
  • September: 2
  • October: 9
  • November: 6
  • December: 6

Kukulcania Species


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Picture of Kukulcania spp. - Female - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Kukulcania spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Kukulcania spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Kukulcania spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Kukulcania spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Kukulcania spp. - Female - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Kukulcania spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Kukulcania spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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