Trogloraptor

Trogloraptor
Male Trogloraptor marchingtoni
Female Trogloraptor marchingtoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Trogloraptoridae Griswold, Audisio & Ledford, 2012[1]
Genus:	Trogloraptor Griswold, Audisio & Ledford, 2012[1]
Species:	T. marchingtoni
Binomial name
Trogloraptor marchingtoni Griswold, Audisio & Ledford, 2012[1]

Trogloraptor is a genus of large spiders found in the caves of southwestern Oregon. It is the sole genus in the family Trogloraptoridae, and includes only one species, Trogloraptor marchingtoni.^[1] These spiders are predominantly yellow-brown in color with a maximum leg span of 3 in (7.6 cm). They are remarkable for having hook-like claws on the raptorial last segments of their legs.

Trogloraptor belongs to one of only three new spider families described since 1990. The specific name is in honor of the amateur cave biologist and deputy sheriff Neil Marchington.