Trachelas quisquiliarum

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Trachelas quisquiliarum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trachelidae
Genus: Trachelas
Species:
T. quisquiliarum
Binomial name
Trachelas quisquiliarum
Simon, 1906

Trachelas quisquiliarum, is a species of spider of the genus Trachelas . It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1]

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References

  1. "Trachelas quisquiliarum Simon, 1906". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 April 2016.