Platnickus

Platnickus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Platnickus; Liu & Zhang, 2023
Type species
	Scopoides xizangensis; Hu, 2001
Species
	3, see text

Platnickus is a genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae.

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.

Distribution

Platnickus is endemic to Xizang and Sichuan provinces of China.

Species

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

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

References

1 2 Liu, B. (2023). "Revision of the genus Scopoides Platnick, 1989 from China, with description of a new genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)". ZooKeys (1172): 203–215. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1172..203L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1172.105034. PMC 10398562. PMID 37547180.
1 2 3 "Gen. Platnickus Liu & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.

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[liu2023-1] 1 2 Liu, B. (2023). "Revision of the genus Scopoides Platnick, 1989 from China, with description of a new genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)". ZooKeys (1172): 203–215. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1172..203L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1172.105034. PMC 10398562. PMID 37547180.

[wsc-2] 1 2 3 "Gen. Platnickus Liu & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.