| Spinotrachelas | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 | |
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As of April 2019 [update] it contains five species, all found in South Africa: [1]
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