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Architis spinipes

Architis spinipes

(Taczanowski, 1874)

Family: Pisauridae
Order: Araneae
Class: Arachnida
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Architis spinipes is a species of spider from the genus Architis. The species was originally described as Ocyale spinipes in 1874 by Władysław Taczanowski.

 Architis spinipes is a spider with a yellowish, fleshy body with a yellow abdomen with white spots and its legs bear long spines. The spider measures approximately 7.5 mm. in length, with front legs spanning 11 mm. and back legs measuring 10 mm. Another variant of this species is smaller, less than 6 mm long, with front legs measuring 15 mm and back legs measuring 13.5 mm.

Range: When the spider was originally described, it was found in French Guiana. Later reports the species in Brazil. Observations from crowdsourcing initiatives suggest that the range of the A. spinipes covers the full tropical range of South America.

Taxonomy: Originally Architis spinipes was named as Ocyale spinipes. Due to similarities with the Władysław_Taczanowski provisionally categorized the spider as part of the Ocyale genus, but also hinted at classifying it as a distinct genus situated in proximity to Oxyopes. Currently Architis spinipes has various taxonomic synonyms:
Architis aculeatus (Simon, 1898), Architis benoisti (Caporiacco, 1954), Architis lemoulti (Caporiacco, 1954), Architis spinipes (F.O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1903), Architis spinosa (Petrunkevitch, 1925), Ocyale spinipes Taczanowski, 1874, Staberius lemoulti Caporiacco, 1954, Thaumasia benoisti Caporiacco, 1954.

Look-a-likes:  Architis spinipes resembles Architis tenuipes and Architis helveola.

Source: Wikipedia, article Architis spinipes. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 610851
 
Alto Vera
Itapúa
Paraguay
11/17/2024
Guillermo Menéndez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
220063417/11/2024ParaguayItapúaReserva San Rafael (procosara), Alto VeraGuillermo Menéndez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Architis spinipes – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.