Grismadox

Grismadox
Grismadox sp. from Argentina
Grismadox sp. from Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Grismadox
Pett, Rubio & Perger, 2022[1]
Type species
G. karugua
Pett, Rubio & Perger, 2022
Species

10, see text

Grismadox is a genus of spiders in the family Corinnidae.[2]

Distribution

Grismadox species are mostly found in Brazil and Bolivia, with some reaching into Paraguay.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes ten species:[2]

  • Grismadox annatar Silva-Junior, Pett & Bonaldo, 2025Brazil
  • Grismadox armatus (Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil
  • Grismadox baueri Pett, Rubio & Perger, 2022Bolivia
  • Grismadox elsneri Perger, Rubio & Pett, 2022 – Brazil, Bolivia
  • Grismadox karugua Pett, Rubio & Perger, 2022 – Brazil, Paraguay (type species)
  • Grismadox mazaxoides (Perger & Dupérré, 2021) – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
  • Grismadox mboitui (Pett, 2021) – Brazil, Paraguay
  • Grismadox monai (Pett, 2023)Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
  • Grismadox nazgul Silva-Junior, Pett & Bonaldo, 2025 – Brazil
  • Grismadox rubioi (Pett & Perger, 2021) – Bolivia

References

  1. ^ Pett, B. L.; Rubio, G. D.; Perger, R. (2022). "Grismadox gen. nov., a new Neotropical genus of ant-resembling spiders (Araneae, Corinnidae, Castianeirinae), including the description of two new species from Bolivia and Paraguay". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 98: 1–11. doi:10.3897/zse.98.76677.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Grismadox Pett, Rubio & Perger, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 26 October 2025.