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Homalonychus selenopoides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Homalonychidae
Genus:	Homalonychus
Species:	H. selenopoides
Binomial name
Homalonychus selenopoides Marx, 1891

Homalonychus selenopoides is a species of true spider in the family Homalonychidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico, specifically in the Sonoran Desert. During courtship, males spin threads with sand grains embedded in them, then approach the female. During mating itself, the male drums on the ground using its first two pairs of legs. Females also incorporate sand in the spinning of their egg-sac.

References

1. "Homalonychus selenopoides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Homalonychus selenopoides". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Homalonychus selenopoides". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. "Homalonychus selenopoides species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
5. Alvarado-Castro, José Andrés; Jiménez, María Luisa (2011). "Reproductive behavior of Homalonychus selenopoides (Araneae: Homalonychidae)". The Journal of Arachnology. 39 (1): 118–127. doi:10.1636/Hi10-35.1. ISSN 0161-8202. JSTOR 23048788. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

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