Usofila
| Usofila | |
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| female U. flava | |
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| U. pacifica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Telemidae |
| Genus: | Usofila Keyserling, 1891[1] |
| Type species | |
| U. gracilis Keyserling, 1891
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| Species | |
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Usofila is a genus of American long-legged cave spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1891.[2] Originally placed with the Ochyroceratidae, it was transferred to the Telemidae in 1973.[3]
All species are found in the United States, with U. pacifica extending to Canada and Alaska.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes four species:[1]
- Usofila flava Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – United States
- Usofila gracilis Keyserling, 1891 – United States (type species)
- Usofila oregona Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – United States
- Usofila pacifica (Banks, 1894) – Alaska, Canada, United States
- Formerly included
- Usofila pecki Brignoli, 1980 = Telemofila pecki
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Gen. Usofila Keyserling, 1891". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
- ^ Keyserling, E. (1891). Die Spinnen Amerikas. Brasilianische Spinnen. Nürnberg 3. pp. 1–278.
- ^ Brignoli, P. M. (1973). "I Telemidae, una famiglia di ragni nuova per il continente americano (Araneae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 8: 248.
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