''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
''Prethopalpus maini'' is a subterranean goblin spider in the family Oonopidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Western Australia. It occurs in caves and vuggy geology in the Pilbara.
Description
The male and female 1.28 mm 1.1 ...
'' Baehr & Harvey, 2012:
Western Australia,
Pilbara
References
Oonopidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Australia
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