Rachias

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Rachias
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Nemesiidae
Genus: Rachias
Simon, 1892 [1]

Rachias is a genus of spiders in the family Pycnothelidae, found in Brazil and Argentina. [1]

Species

As of January 2022, the World Spider Catalog accepted 11 species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Rachias Simon, 1892", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-15