Stenochilus

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Stenochilus
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Stenochilus sp. in India
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Stenochilidae
Genus: Stenochilus
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 [1]
Type species
S. hobsoni
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871
Species
  • S. crocatus Simon, 1884
  • S. hobsoniO. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871
  • S. scutulatus Platnick & Shadab, 1974
Synonyms [1]

Stenochilus is a genus of Asian araneomorph spiders in the Stenochilidae family, with three described species. [1] It was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871. [3]

Contents

This genus is considered a senior synonym of Metronax [2]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes three species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  2. 1 2 Platnick, N. I.; Shadab, M. U. (1974). "A revision of the spider family Stenochilidae (Arachnida, Araneae)". American Museum Novitates (2556): 8.
  3. ↑ Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1871). "On some new genera and species of Araneida". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 38: 728–747.


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