| Stenoterommata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Pycnothelidae |
| Genus: | Stenoterommata Holmberg, 1881 [1] |
| Type species | |
| S. platensis Holmberg, 1881 | |
| Species | |
26, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Stenoterommata is a genus of South American araneomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. It was first described by E. L. Holmberg in 1881. [3] Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, [4] then to the Pycnothelidae in 2020. [5] It is a senior synonym of Ctenochelus. [2]
The name is a Latinized form of the Ancient Greek "stenoterommatos", referring to posterior eyes that are narrower than any other species in Argentina. [3]
As of December 2022 [update] it contains 26 species, found in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil: [1]
Formerly included: