Platnickus

Platnickus is a genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae.^[2]

Platnickus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Platnickus Liu & Zhang, 2023[1]
Type species
Scopoides xizangensis Hu, 2001
Species
3, see text

Etymology

The genus is named after influential arachnologist Norman I. Platnick (1951-2020). It was established while revising the genus Scopoides, originally erected by Platnick in 1989, separating the Chinese from the North American species of the genus.^[1]

Distribution

Platnickus is endemic to Xizang and Sichuan provinces of China.^[2]

Species

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

• Platnickus reni Liu & Zhang, 2023 – Sichuan
• Platnickus wanglangensis (Yuan, Zhao & Zhang, 2019) – Sichuan
• Platnickus xizangensis (Hu, 2001) – Xizang (type species)