| Allothele | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Euagridae |
| Genus: | Allothele Tucker, 1920 [1] |
| Type species | |
| A. caffer (Pocock, 1902) | |
| Species | |
5, see text | |
Allothele is a genus of African spiders in the family Euagridae. It was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1920. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains five species: [1]
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