Spiricoelotes Wang, 2002

Chen, Hailun, Liu, Jie & Wei, Mian, 2025, Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China, ZooKeys 1245, pp. 383-397 : 383-397

Genus Spiricoelotes Wang, 2002

Type species.

Spiricoelotes zonatus (Peng & Wang, 1997) .

Diagnosis.

With the inclusion of additional species in Spiricoelotes , the diagnostic characteristics of the genus are revised in this study. The males can be identified by the hook-shaped patellar apophysis, the slender, elongate conductor, the presence of a tegular ridge that is matched with the dorsal ridge (apophysis) of the conductor, and the reduction or absence of the median apophysis. The females can be identified by the absence of epigynal teeth, the reduction of the atrium, and deep hoods.