Platnickus

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Platnickus is a genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Platnickus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Platnickus
Liu & Zhang, 2023[1]
Type species
Scopoides xizangensis
Hu, 2001
Species

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Etymology

The genus is named after influential arachnologist Norman I. Platnick (1951-2020). It was established while revising the genus Scopoides, originally erected by Platnick in 1989, separating the Chinese from the North American species of the genus.[1]

Distribution

Platnickus is endemic to Xizang and Sichuan provinces of China.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:[2]

  • Platnickus reni Liu & Zhang, 2023 – Sichuan
  • Platnickus wanglangensis (Yuan, Zhao & Zhang, 2019) – Sichuan
  • Platnickus xizangensis (Hu, 2001) – Xizang (type species)

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