Hypochilus

Hypochilus is a genus of North American lampshade spiders that was first described by George Marx in 1888.^[2]

Hypochilus
H. thorelli feeding
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Hypochilidae
Genus:	Hypochilus Marx, 1888[1]
Type species
H. thorelli Marx, 1888
Species
10, see text

All described species are endemic to the United States.^[2]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes eleven species:^[2]

• Hypochilus bernardino Catley, 1994 – United States
• Hypochilus bonneti Gertsch, 1964 – United States
• Hypochilus coylei Platnick, 1987 – United States
• Hypochilus gertschi Hoffman, 1963 – United States
• Hypochilus jemez Catley, 1994 – United States
• Hypochilus kastoni Platnick, 1987 – United States
• Hypochilus petrunkevitchi Gertsch, 1958 – United States
• Hypochilus pococki Platnick, 1987 – United States
• Hypochilus sheari Platnick, 1987 – United States
• Hypochilus thorelli Marx, 1888 – United States (type species)
• Hypochilus xomote Hedin & Ciaccio, 2022 – United States