Ammotrechidae Roewer, 1934

It is characterized by being endemic to the American continent, represented by 24 genera and 94 species. 

They can commonly be found occurring in arid and semi-arid habitats, sheltering in burrows built with the help of chelicerae and pedipalps, or while climbing bushes in search of prey. 

Likewise, the records of these arachnids are found in coastal and subxerophytic areas, in mangroves they are scarce, being restricted to areas of the Caribbean in Colombia, Jamaica and Mexico.

In Córdoba it is represented by the species Ammotrechella manggi Acosta-Berrocal, Bedoya-Roqueme, Salleg-Perez & Quirós-Rodríguez, 2017. 

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