''Australoechemus celer'' is a species of ground spider of the family

Gnaphosidae Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe, and common genera include ''Gnaphosa'', ''Drassodes ...

that is endemic in

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. The species was first described by

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and

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in 1994. It occurs on the islands of

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and

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Description

The male holotype measures about 5 mm.

References

Gnaphosidae Spiders of Africa Taxa named by Günter E. W. Schmidt Taxa named by Friedhelm Piepho Arthropods of Cape Verde Endemic fauna of Cape Verde Spiders described in 1994 {{Gnaphosidae-stub