Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Sectio: Dionycha
Superfamilia: Gnaphosoidea
Familia: Gallieniellidae
Genus: Austrachelas
Species : A. bergi – A. entabeni – A. incertus – A. kalaharinus – A. merwei – A. natalensis – A. pondoensis – A. reavelli – A. sexoculatus – A. wassenaari
Name
Austrachelas Lawrence R. F., 1938
Type species: Austrachelas incertus Lawrence R. F., 1938, by monotypy
References
Lawrence R. F., 1938 : A collection of spiders from Natal and Zululand. Annals of the Natal Museum, 8 (3) 455–524.
Haddad, C.R.; Lyle, R.; Bosselaers, J.; Ramirez, M.J. 2009: A revision of the endemic South African spider genus Austrachelas, with its transfer to the Gallieniellidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Zootaxa, 2296: 1–38. Abstract & excerpt
Haddad, C.R. & Mbo, Z. 2017. A new species of the endemic South African spider genus Austrachelas (Araneae: Gallieniellidae) and first description of the male of A. bergi. Zootaxa 4323(1): 119–124. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4323.1.9. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
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
"Gen. Austrachelas Lawrence, 1938". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S (2014). Field guide to the spiders of South Africa. Pretoria: LAPA. ISBN 978-0-7993-6018-9. OCLC 870706524.
Lawrence, R. F (1938). A collection of spiders from Natal and Zululand. Annals of the Natal Museum. OCLC 526486468.
Haddad, C. R.; et al. (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.
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