Sphodros rufipes

Sphodros rufipes
Male S. rufipes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Atypidae
Genus: Sphodros
Species:
S. rufipes
Binomial name
Sphodros rufipes
(Latreille, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Atypus bicolor Lucas, 1836
  • Atypus milberti (Walckenaer, 1837)
  • Atypus rufipes Latreille, 1829
  • Oletera bicolor (Lucas, 1836)
  • Sphodros milberti Walckenaer, 1837
  • Sphodros rufipes (Latreille, 1829)

Sphodros rufipes, sometimes called the red legged purseweb spider, is a mygalomorph spider from the southern and eastern United States, though it has been photographed as far north as Minnesota. It has confirmed sightings in Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, West Virginia, Tennessee, Delaware, Louisiana, and Tuckernuck Island in Massachusetts. One recent sighting shows that these spiders can also be found in Canada, while another reveals that they have been spotted in Kansas.

The species name rufipes is Latin for 'red foot'.