Trachyspina

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Trachyspina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trochanteriidae
Genus: Trachyspina
Platnick [1]
Type species
Trachyspina capensis
Species

8, see text

Trachyspina is a genus of spiders in the family Trochanteriidae. It was first described in 2002 by Platnick. As of 2017, it contains 8 species, all from Australia. [1]

Species

Trachyspina comprises the following species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Trochanteriidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-20.