''Prethopalpus'' is a spider genus known as goblin spiders and are found in the Australasian tropics, including
Nepal,
India,
Indonesia,
Papua New Guinea and
Australia
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. Three species are widely distributed, whereas the majority of species are recorded a single localities. Of the 41 species, 14 blind troglobite species live in subterranean ecosystems in
Western Australia.
See also
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Prethopalpus attenboroughi
''Prethopalpus attenboroughi'', or Attenborough's goblin spider, is a tiny spider named after Sir David Attenborough, that is found only on Horn Island off northern Queensland in Australia. The millimeter-long spider was described in 2012 by ...
'' Baehr & Harvey, 2012:
Queensland,
Torres Strait
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Prethopalpus maini'' Baehr & Harvey, 2012:
Western Australia,
Pilbara
References
Oonopidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Australia
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