Architis

Architis
A. spinipes with prey
Architis sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pisauridae
Genus: Architis
Simon, 1898
Type species
A. tenuis
Simon, 1898
Species

21, see text

Synonyms

Architis is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.

Distribution

Spiders in this genus are found in South America, Panama, and on Trinidad.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 21 species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Architis Simon, 1898". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  2. 1 2 Santos, A. J. (2007). "A phylogenetic analysis of the nursery-web spider family Pisauridae, with emphasis on the genera Architis and Staberius (Araneae: Lycosoidea)". Zoologica Scripta. 36 (5): 498. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00291.x. S2CID 86060105.
  3. ↑ Carico, J. E. (1993). "Taxonomic notes on the genus Architis (Araneae, Pisauridae) and status of the genus Sisenna Simon". Journal of Arachnology. 21: 202.
  4. ↑ Simon, E. (1898). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux des familles des Agelenidae, Pisauridae, Lycosidae et Oxyopidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 42: 5–34.