Hypochilus
Genus of spiders
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Hypochilus is a genus of North American lampshade spiders that was first described by George Marx in 1888.[2]
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| Hypochilus | |
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| H. thorelli feeding | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Hypochilidae |
| Genus: | Hypochilus Marx, 1888[1] |
| Type species | |
| H. thorelli Marx, 1888 | |
| Species | |
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10, see text | |
All described species are endemic to the United States.[2]
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes eleven species:[2]
- Hypochilus bernardino Catley, 1994 – United States
- Hypochilus bonneti Gertsch, 1964 – United States
- Hypochilus coylei Platnick, 1987 – United States
- Hypochilus gertschi Hoffman, 1963 – United States
- Hypochilus jemez Catley, 1994 – United States
- Hypochilus kastoni Platnick, 1987 – United States
- Hypochilus petrunkevitchi Gertsch, 1958 – United States
- Hypochilus pococki Platnick, 1987 – United States
- Hypochilus sheari Platnick, 1987 – United States
- Hypochilus thorelli Marx, 1888 – United States (type species)
- Hypochilus xomote Hedin & Ciaccio, 2022 – United States
