Pycnothele

Pycnothele
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Nemesiidae
Genus:Pycnothele
Chamberlin[1]
Type species
Pycnothele perdita
Species

10, see text

Pycnothele is a genus of spiders in the Nemesiidae family. It was first described in 1917 by Chamberlin. As of 2017, it contains 10 species, all from Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina.[1]

Species

Pycnothele comprises the following species:[1]

  • Pycnothele arapongas Passanha, Indicatti, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014
  • Pycnothele araraquara Passanha, Indicatti, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014
  • Pycnothele auripila (Mello-Leitão, 1946)
  • Pycnothele auronitens (Keyserling, 1891)
  • Pycnothele gauderio Passanha, Indicatti, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014
  • Pycnothele jatai Passanha, Indicatti, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014
  • Pycnothele modesta (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1942)
  • Pycnothele perdita Chamberlin, 1917
  • Pycnothele rubra Passanha, Indicatti, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014
  • Pycnothele singularis (Mello-Leitão, 1934)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nemesiidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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