Telchius

Telchius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Oonopidae
Genus:	Telchius ; Simon
Species
	T. barbarusSimon, 1893 ; T. maculosusDenis, 1952 ; T. transvaalicusSimon, 1907 ;

Last updated October 19, 2025

Telchius is an African genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae with three described species. It was first described in 1893 by Simon^[1]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes three species:^[1]

Telchius barbarus Simon, 1893 – Algeria (type species)
Telchius maculosus Denis, 1952 – Morocco
Telchius transvaalicus Simon, 1907 – South Africa

References

1 2 3 "Gen. Telchius Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-18.

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[wsc-1] 1 2 3 "Gen. Telchius Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-18.

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