Biology:Austrachelas
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Short description: Genus of spiders
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gallieniellidae |
| Genus: | Austrachelas Lawrence, 1938[1] |
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| A. incertus Lawrence, 1938
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Austrachelas is a genus of African long-jawed ground spiders[2] in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1938.[3] Originally placed with the corinnid sac spiders, it was moved to the Gallieniellidae in 2009.[4]
Species
(As of May 2019) ten species are known, all found in South Africa :[1]
- Austrachelas bergi Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
- Austrachelas entabeni Haddad & Mbo, 2017 – South Africa
- Austrachelas incertus Lawrence, 1938 (type) – South Africa
- Austrachelas kalaharinus Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
- Austrachelas merwei Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
- Austrachelas natalensis Lawrence, 1942 – South Africa
- Austrachelas pondoensis Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
- Austrachelas reavelli Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
- Austrachelas sexoculatus Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
- Austrachelas wassenaari Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gen. Austrachelas Lawrence, 1938. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/880. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ↑ Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S (2014) (in English). Field guide to the spiders of South Africa. Pretoria: LAPA. ISBN 978-0-7993-6018-9. OCLC 870706524. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/870706524.
- ↑ Lawrence, R. F (1938) (in English). A collection of spiders from Natal and Zululand. Annals of the Natal Museum. OCLC 526486468. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/526486468.
- ↑ Haddad, C. R. (2009). "A revision of the endemic South African spider genus Austrachelas, with its transfer to the Gallieniellidae (Arachnida: Araneae)". Zootaxa 2296: 16. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2296.1.1.
Wikidata ☰ Q2222350 entry
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