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Homalonychidae
(Dusty Desert Spiders)

The spider family Homalonychidae, commonly known as Dusty Desert Spiders, have been sighted 3 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Homalonychidae includes 1 countries and 2 states in the United States. Homalonychidae is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of April.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Homalonychidae

Other Common Names

Dusty Desert Spiders

Author

Eugène Simon, 1893

Sightings Overview

There have been 3 confirmed sightings of Homalonychidae (Dusty Desert Spiders), with the most recent sighting submitted on August 10, 2024 by Spider ID member allthenopes. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 3 sightings because of certain Homalonychidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 0% of the time, Homalonychidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 3)
  • Sex: 1 female and 0 male.
  • Environment: Homalonychidae has been sighted 3 times outdoors, and 1 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (1). Under rock or debris (1). Desert area (1).

Location and Range

Homalonychidae (Dusty Desert Spiders) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.

Homalonychidae has also been sighted in the following states: Arizona, California.

Seasonality

Homalonychidae has been primarily sighted during the month of April.

  • January:
  • February:
  • March:
  • April: 1
  • May:
  • June:
  • July:
  • August: 1
  • September:
  • October: 1
  • November:
  • December:


Genus: Homalonychus