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Karsch's Purseweb Spider

Atypus karschi

Classification

Order
Araneae
Family
Atypidae

Atypus karschi is a mygalomorph spider found in Korea, China, Taiwan, and Japan. It has been introduced into the United States. First described in 1887 by Friedrich Karl Wilhelm Dönitz, the specific name honors arachnologist Ferdinand Karsch.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 39