Zosis
Genus of spiders
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Zosis is a genus of spiders in the family Uloboridae. Mostly a South American genus, Z. geniculata has been introduced worldwide.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Uloboridae |
| Genus: | Zosis Walckenaer, 1841[1] |
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes three species and two subspecies:[1]
- Zosis costalimae (Mello-Leitão, 1917) – Brazil
- Zosis geniculata (Olivier, 1789) – USA to Brazil, Caribbean, Galapagos. Introduced to Canada, Macaronesia, St. Helena, West Africa, Seychelles, India, China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Pacific Islands (type species)
- Z. g. fusca (Caporiacco, 1948) – Guyana
- Z. g. timorensis (Schenkel, 1944) – Timor
- Zosis peruana (Keyserling, 1881) – Colombia to Argentina
