Ixchela


Ixchela is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.

Species

it contains twenty-two species, found in El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico:
  • Ixchela abernathyiMexico
  • Ixchela azteca Valdez-Mondragón & Francke, 2015 – Mexico. Named after the Aztec people.
  • Ixchela franckei Valdez-Mondragón, 2013 – Mexico
  • Ixchela furculaGuatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
  • Ixchela grix Valdez-Mondragón, 2013 – Mexico
  • Ixchela huasteca Valdez-Mondragón, 2013 – Mexico. Named after La Huasteca, where this species is found.
  • Ixchela huberi Valdez-Mondragón, 2013 – Mexico
  • Ixchela jalisco Valdez-Mondragón & Francke, 2015 – Mexico. Named after the state of Jalisco, where this species is found.
  • Ixchela juarezi Valdez-Mondragón, 2013 – Mexico. Named after Benito Juárez.
  • Ixchela mendozai Valdez-Mondragón & Francke, 2015 – Mexico
  • Ixchela mixe Valdez-Mondragón, 2013 – Mexico. Named after the Mixe people.
  • Ixchela panchovillai Valdez-Mondragón, 2020 – Mexico. Named after Pancho Villa.
  • Ixchela pecki – Mexico
  • Ixchela placida – Mexico
  • Ixchela purepecha Valdez-Mondragón & Francke, 2015 – Mexico. Named after the Purépecha people.
  • Ixchela santibanezi Valdez-Mondragón, 2013 – Mexico
  • Ixchela simoni – Mexico
  • Ixchela taxco Valdez-Mondragón, 2013 – Mexico
  • Ixchela tlayuda Valdez-Mondragón & Francke, 2015 – Mexico. Named after the tlayuda dish, typical of Oaxaca, where this species is found.
  • Ixchela tzotzil Valdez-Mondragón, 2013 – Mexico. Named after the Tzotzil people.
  • Ixchela viquezi Valdez-Mondragón, 2013 – Honduras
  • Ixchela zapatai Valdez-Mondragón, 2020 – Mexico. Named after Emiliano Zapata.