Usofila

Usofila
female U. flava
U. pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Telemidae
Genus: Usofila
Keyserling, 1891
Type species
U. gracilis
Keyserling, 1891
Species

4, see text

Usofila is a genus of American long-legged cave spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1891. Originally placed with the Ochyroceratidae, it was transferred to the Telemidae in 1973.

All species are found in the United States, with U. pacifica extending to Canada and Alaska.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes four species:

Formerly included

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Usofila Keyserling, 1891". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  2. ↑ Keyserling, E. (1891). Die Spinnen Amerikas. Brasilianische Spinnen. Nürnberg 3. pp. 1–278.
  3. ↑ Brignoli, P. M. (1973). "I Telemidae, una famiglia di ragni nuova per il continente americano (Araneae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 8: 248.