| Sphodros rufipes | |
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| Male S. rufipes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Atypidae |
| Genus: | Sphodros |
| Species: | S. rufipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphodros rufipes (Latreille, 1829)
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| Synonyms | |
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Atypus rufipes | |
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've been spotted in Kansas.[1]
The species name rufipes is Latin for "red foot."
This spider is also sometimes known as Sphodros (Atypus) bicolor, a synonym.
- ^ What's That Bug: Sphodros rufipes Archived 2005-11-24 at the Wayback Machine