Poachelas

Poachelas
P. striatus
P. striatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trachelidae
Genus: Poachelas
Haddad & Lyle, 2008[1]
Type species
P. striatus
Haddad & Lyle, 2008
Species

4, see text

Poachelas is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Charles R. Haddad & R. Lyle in 2008.[2]

Three of its species are endemic to South Africa, one is endemic to Zimbabwe.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes four species:[1]

  • Poachelas montanus Haddad & Lyle, 2008South Africa
  • Poachelas refugus Haddad, 2010 – South Africa
  • Poachelas solitarius Haddad & Lyle, 2008Zimbabwe
  • Poachelas striatus Haddad & Lyle, 2008 – South Africa (type species)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Poachelas Haddad & Lyle, 2008". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  2. ^ Haddad, C. R.; Lyle, R. (2008). "Three new genera of tracheline sac spiders from southern Africa (Araneae: Corinnidae)". African Invertebrates. 49 (2): 37–76. Bibcode:2008AfrIn..49...37H. doi:10.5733/afin.049.0204. S2CID 83604320.