Speocera Berland 1914

Composition in America. S. amazonica Brignoli 1978, S. bioforestae sp. n., S. decui Dumitrescu & Georgescu 1992, S. eleonorae Baptista 2003, S. irritans Brignoli 1978, S. jacquemarti Baert & Malefait 1986, S. jucunda Brignoli 1979, S. molesta Brignoli 1978, S. musgo sp. n., S. onorei Baert 2014, S. violacea sp. n.

Distribution in America. Mexico, Cuba, Ecuador and Brazil.

Diagnosis. Promargin of chelicerae with a series of six to seven teeth reaching the lamina (Figs 4, 12). Tracheal spiracle between the epigastric fold and spinnerets. Carapace slightly longer than wide (Fig. 1). Clypeus almost vertical, short (1 to 3 x PME); tip of labium notched. Legs short (Fig. 1). Male palpal tibia without apophysis; palpal cymbium without prolateral extension; male palpal bulb spherical or oval, embolus with associated sclerites (Figs 3, 8, 9).