Sphodros
Sphodros is a genus of North American purseweb spiders first described by Charles [Athanase Walckenaer] in 1835. It was considered a synonym of Atypus until 1980.
Species
it contains seven species in the United States, Canada, and Mexico:- Sphodros abboti Walckenaer, 1835 – Southern Georgia, Northern Florida
- Sphodros atlanticus Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Eastern and Central United States
- Sphodros coylei Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – South Carolina, Virginia
- Sphodros fitchi Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa
- Sphodros niger – Canada, Northeastern United States
- Sphodros paisano Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Southeastern Texas, Mexico
- Sphodros rufipes – Southeastern United States