title: Plectreurys
text: # Plectreurys
  
  Plectreurys is a genus of plectreurid spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893. It is one of only two genera in its family.
  
  ## Species
  
  As of June 2019 it contains twenty-three species, found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, the United States, and on the Greater Antilles:
  
  * Plectreurys angela Gertsch, 1958 – USA
  * Plectreurys ardea Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico
  * Plectreurys arida Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico
  * Plectreurys bicolor Banks, 1898 – Mexico
  * Plectreurys castanea Simon, 1893 – USA
  * Plectreurys ceralbona Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico
  * Plectreurys conifera Gertsch, 1958 – USA
  * Plectreurys deserta Gertsch, 1958 – USA
  * Plectreurys globosa Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
  * Plectreurys hatibonico Alayón, 2003 – Cuba
  * Plectreurys janzeni Alayón & Víquez, 2011 – Guatemala to Costa Rica
  * Plectreurys misteca Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico
  * Plectreurys mojavea Gertsch, 1958 – USA
  * Plectreurys monterea Gertsch, 1958 – USA
  * Plectreurys nahuana Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico
  * Plectreurys oasa Gertsch, 1958 – USA
  * Plectreurys paisana Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico
  * Plectreurys schicki Gertsch, 1958 – USA
  * Plectreurys tecate Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico
  * Plectreurys tristis Simon, 1893 (type) – USA, Mexico
  * Plectreurys valens Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico
  * Plectreurys vaquera Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico
  * Plectreurys zacateca Gertsch, 1958 – Mexico
  