Spinotrachelas

Spinotrachelas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trachelidae
Genus: Spinotrachelas
Haddad, 2006[1]
Type species
S. capensis
Haddad, 2006
Species

5, see text

Spinotrachelas is a genus of South African araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Charles R. Haddad in 2006.[2]

All of its described species are endemic to South Africa.[1]

Species

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

  • Spinotrachelas capensis Haddad, 2006South Africa (type species)
  • Spinotrachelas confinis Lyle, 2011 – South Africa
  • Spinotrachelas montanus Haddad, Neethling & Lyle, 2011 – South Africa
  • Spinotrachelas namaquensis Lyle, 2011 – South Africa
  • Spinotrachelas similis Lyle, 2011 – South Africa

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Spinotrachelas Haddad, 2006". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  2. ^ Haddad, C. R. (2006). "Spinotrachelas, a new genus of tracheline sac spiders from South Africa (Araneae: Corinnidae)". African Invertebrates. 47: 85–93.