''Encoptarthria'' is a
genus of
Australia
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ground spiders
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 was first described by
Barbara York Main
Barbara Anne York Main (27 January 1929 – 14 May 2019) Ann Jones (2019"Barbara York Main, Australia's spider woman and Wheatbelt advocate, author and poet dies"''Off Track'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Published May 23, 2019. Acces ...
in 1954.
Originally placed in the no longer recognized family Prodidomidae, it was moved to the family Gnaphosidae in 2007.
Species
it contains five species:
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Encoptarthria echemophthalma''
(Simon, 1908) (
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) – Australia (Western Australia)
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Encoptarthria grisea''
( L. Koch, 1873) – Australia
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Encoptarthria penicillata''
(Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
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Encoptarthria perpusilla''
(Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
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Encoptarthria vestigator''
(Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
References
Araneomorphae genera
Gnaphosidae
Spiders of Australia
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