''Centrothele'' is a
genus
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of
South Pacific
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white tailed spiders that was first described by
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist.
He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medic ...
in 1873.
Originally placed with the
Corinnidae, it was moved to the Lamponidae in 2000.
Species
it contains ten species found in Queensland, New South Wales, and one from
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
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Centrothele cardell
''Centrothele'' is a genus of South Pacific white tailed spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1873. Originally placed with the Corinnidae, it was moved to the Lamponidae in 2000.
Species
it contains ten species fo ...
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Platnick, 2000 – Australia (Queensland)
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Centrothele coalston''
Platnick, 2000 – Australia (Queensland)
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Centrothele fisher''
Platnick, 2000 – Australia (Queensland)
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Centrothele gordon''
Platnick, 2000 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
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Centrothele kuranda''
Platnick, 2000 – Australia (Queensland)
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Centrothele lorata''
L. Koch, 1873 (
type) – Australia (Queensland)
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Centrothele mossman''
Platnick, 2000 – Australia (Queensland)
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Centrothele mutica''
( Simon, 1897) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), New Guinea
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Centrothele nardi''
Platnick, 2000 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
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Centrothele spurgeon''
Platnick, 2000 – Australia (Queensland)
See also
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List of Lamponidae species
References
Araneomorphae genera
Lamponidae
Spiders of Australia
Spiders of Oceania
Taxa named by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
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