Stenochilus
Stenochilus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Stenochilidae |
Genus: | Stenochilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871[1] |
Type species | |
S. hobsoni O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871
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Synonyms[1] | |
Stenochilus is a genus of Asian araneomorph spiders in the Stenochilidae family, and was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871.[3] As of September 2019 it contains three species, found in Asia: S. crocatus, S. hobsoni, and S. scutulatus.[1] It is considered a senior synonym of Metronax[2]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gen. Stenochilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Platnick, N. I.; Shadab, M. U. (1974). "A revision of the spider family Stenochilidae (Arachnida, Araneae)". American Museum Novitates. 2556: 8.
- ^ Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1871). "On some new genera and species of Araneida". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 38: 728–747.
Categories:
- Araneomorphae genera
- Spiders of Asia
- Stenochilidae
- Taxa named by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
- Araneomorphae stubs