''Allothele'' is a
genus
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of
Africa
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n
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s in the family
Euagridae
''Euagridae'' is a family of mygalomorph spiders. The group was first described as a tribe in 1979 by Robert Raven, who in 1985 elevated it to a subfamily. In 2020, Optova et al. elevated it further to a family.
Genera
, the World Spider Catalog ...
. It was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1920.
Species
it contains five species:
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Allothele australis
''Allothele'' is a genus of African spiders in the family Euagridae. It was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1920.
Species
it contains five species:
*'' Allothele australis'' ( Purcell, 1903) – South Africa
*''Allothele caffer'' (Pocock, ...
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( Purcell, 1903) – South Africa
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Allothele caffer
''Allothele'' is a genus of African spiders in the family Euagridae
''Euagridae'' is a family of mygalomorph spiders. The group was first described as a tribe in 1979 by Robert Raven, who in 1985 elevated it to a subfamily. In 2020, Optova et ...
''
(Pocock, 1902) (
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) – South Africa
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Allothele malawi
''Allothele'' is a genus of African spiders in the family Euagridae. It was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1920.
Species
it contains five species:
*''Allothele australis'' ( Purcell, 1903) – South Africa
*''Allothele caffer'' (Pocock, ...
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Coyle, 1984 – Malawi, South Africa
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Allothele regnardi
''Allothele'' is a genus of African spiders in the family Euagridae. It was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1920.
Species
it contains five species:
*''Allothele australis'' ( Purcell, 1903) – South Africa
*''Allothele caffer'' (Pocock, ...
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(Benoit, 1964) – Congo, Angola
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Allothele teretis''
Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
References
Euagridae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
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