Gaucelmus
Genus of spiders
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Gaucelmus is a genus of spiders in the family Nesticidae with six described species. It was first described in 1884 by Eugen von Keyserling.[1]
| Gaucelmus | |
|---|---|
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| G. augustinus in California | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Synotaxidae |
| Genus: | Gaucelmus Keyserling, 1884[1] |
| Type species | |
| Gaucelmus augustinus | |
| Species | |
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6, see text | |
Species
As of January 2026[update], this genus includes six species:[1]
- Gaucelmus augustinus Keyserling, 1884 – North, Central America, Caribbean
- Gaucelmus calidus Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico, Guatemala
- Gaucelmus cavernicola (Petrunkevitch, 1910) – Jamaica
- Gaucelmus pygmaeus Gertsch, 1984 – Panama
- Gaucelmus strinatii Brignoli, 1979 – Guatemala
- Gaucelmus tropicus Gertsch, 1984 – Panama
