Kukulcania is a genus of Filistatidae that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. It is named after Kukulkan, a Mesoamerican serpent deity.
Species
it contains fifteen species found in the [[Americas]], including the [[United States]], [[Peru]], and [[Chile]]:
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Kukulcania arizonica (Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie, 1935) – USA, Mexico
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Kukulcania bajacali Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico
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Kukulcania benita Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico (San Benito Is., Baja California)
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Kukulcania brignolii (Alayón, 1981) – Mexico
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Kukulcania chingona Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico
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Kukulcania cochimi Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico
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Kukulcania geophila (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935) – USA, Mexico
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Kukulcania gertschi Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico
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Kukulcania hibernalis (Hentz, 1842) (Type species) – USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America
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Kukulcania hurca (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942) – USA, Mexico
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Kukulcania mexicana Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico
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Kukulcania santosi Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. Probably introduced in Peru, Chile
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Kukulcania tequila Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2019 – Mexico
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Kukulcania tractans (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) – Mexico
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Kukulcania utahana (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935) – USA, Mexico