Pyrnus

For the town of ancient Caria, see Pyrnus (Caria).

Pyrnus is a genus of spiders in the family Trachycosmidae. It was first described in 1880 by Simon. As of 2017^[update], it contains 9 species.^[1]

Pyrnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Trachycosmidae
Genus:	Pyrnus Simon[1]
Type species
Pyrnus fulvus (L. Koch, 1875)
Species
9, see text

Species

Pyrnus comprises the following species:^[1]

• Pyrnus aoupinie Platnick, 2002 - New Caledonia
• Pyrnus baehri Platnick, 2002 - North Australia
• Pyrnus fulvus (L. Koch, 1875) - South Australia
• Pyrnus insularis Platnick, 2002 - Lord Howe Island
• Pyrnus magnet Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Pyrnus numeus Platnick, 2002 - New Caledonia
• Pyrnus obscurus (Berland, 1924) - New Caledonia
• Pyrnus pins Platnick, 2002 - New Caledonia
• Pyrnus planus (L. Koch, 1875) - Australia