Lygromma
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Lygromma is a spider genus of Central
Central America
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 and South America
South America
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. There are species with eight, six (eg., L. senoculatum, L. valencianum) and no eyes. The eyeless L. anops is endemic to Galapagos, while the not closely related blind L. gertschi is found only on Jamaica
Jamaica
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.

The Mexican genus Tivodrassus, and Tricongius have been suggested as sister groups of Lygromma.

Species reach a body length from about 2 to 4.6 mm.

Species

  • Lygromma anops
    Lygromma anops
    Lygromma anops is one of only three known eyeless spiders in the superfamily Gnaphosoidea, and one of only two known troglobites . It is found in lava caves on Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos.It is possible that L...

    Peck & Shear, 1987 — Galapagos Islands
  • Lygromma chamberlini Gertsch, 1941 — Panama, Colombia, Cuba
  • Lygromma domingo Platnick & Shadab, 1981 — Ecuador
  • Lygromma dybasi Platnick & Shadab, 1976 — Costa Rica, Panama
  • Lygromma gasnieri Brescovit & Höfer, 1993 — Brazil
  • Lygromma gertschi Platnick & Shadab, 1976 — Jamaica
  • Lygromma huberti Platnick & Shadab, 1976 — Venezuela, Brazil
  • Lygromma kochalkai Platnick & Shadab, 1976 — Colombia
  • Lygromma peckorum Platnick & Shadab, 1976 — Colombia
  • Lygromma peruvianum Platnick & Shadab, 1976 — Peru
  • Lygromma quindio Platnick & Shadab, 1976 — Colombia
  • Lygromma senoculatum Simon, 1893 — Venezuela
  • Lygromma simoni (Berland, 1913) — Ecuador
  • Lygromma taruma Brescovit & Bonaldo, 1998 — Brazil
  • Lygromma tuxtla Platnick, 1978 — Mexico
  • Lygromma valencianum Simon, 1893 — Venezuela
  • Lygromma volcan Platnick & Shadab, 1981 — Panama
  • Lygromma wygodzinskyi Platnick, 1978 — Colombia
  • Lygromma ybyguara Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 — Brazil
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