- Drymusidae
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Drymusidae 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Superfamily: Scytodoidea Family: Drymusidae
Simon, 1893Genera see text
Diversity 1 genus, 10 species 
The Drymusidae are a small spider family with ten species in one genus. They are also called false violin spiders or leaf-litter spiders. They resemble the violin spider or recluse spider (genus Loxosceles, Sicariidae), but other than these build a web[1]. Also unlike Loxosceles, which are highly venomous to man, spiders in Drymusidae are not believed to be harmful to humans.
They are grouped within the Scytodoidea superfamily together with the Periegopidae, Scytodidae and Sicariidae.
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Distribution
Most species occur in the Caribbean and South America, with two species found in South Africa.
Species
Drymusa Simon, 1891
- Drymusa armasi Alayón, 1981 (Cuba)
- Drymusa canhemabae Brescovit, Bonaldo & Rheims, 2004 (Brazil)
- Drymusa capensis Simon, 1893 (South Africa)
- Drymusa dinora Valerio, 1971 (Costa Rica)
- Drymusa nubila Simon, 1891 (St. Vincent)
- Drymusa producta Purcell, 1904 (South Africa)
- Drymusa serrana Goloboff & Ramírez, 1992 (Argentina)
- Drymusa silvicola Purcell, 1904 (South Africa)
- Drymusa simoni Bryant, 1948 (Hispaniola)
- Drymusa spectata Alayón, 1981 (Cuba)
See also
- List of Drymusidae species
- Spider families
References
- Valerio, C. E. (1974). Prey capture by Drymusa dinora (Araneae, Scytodidae). Psyche 81: 284-287. doi:10.1155/1974/41354
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