''Stenoterommata'' is a

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of South American araneomorph spiders in the family

Pycnothelidae ''Pycnothelidae'' is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described in 1917. It was downgraded to a subfamily of the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, but returned to family status in 2020. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepted the foll ...

. It was first described by E. L. Holmberg in 1881. Originally placed with the

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, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the

in 2020. It is a senior synonym of ''Ctenochelus''. The name is a

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"", referring to posterior eyes that are narrower than any other species in Argentina.

Species

it contains 26 species, found in

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, and

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: *'' Stenoterommata arnolisei'' Indicatti, Lucas, Ott & Brescovit, 2008 –

*'' Stenoterommata bodoquena'' Ghirotto & Indicatti, 2021 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata chavarii'' Ghirotto & Indicatti, 2021 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata crassimana'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata crassistyla'' Goloboff, 1995 –

*'' Stenoterommata curiy'' Indicatti, Lucas, Ott & Brescovit, 2008 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata egric'' Ghirotto & Indicatti, 2021 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata grimpa'' Indicatti, Lucas, Ott & Brescovit, 2008 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata gugai'' Indicatti, Chavari, Zucatelli-Júnior, Lucas & Brescovit, 2017 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata iguazu'' Goloboff, 1995 – Argentina *'' Stenoterommata isa'' (Nicoletta, Panchuk, Peralta-Seen & Ferretti, 2022) – Argentina *'' Stenoterommata leporina'' ( Simon, 1891) – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata leticiae'' Indicatti, Chavari, Zucatelli-Júnior, Lucas & Brescovit, 2017 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata luederwaldti'' (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata maculata'' ( Bertkau, 1880) – Brazil *''

Stenoterommata melloleitaoi ''Stenoterommata'' is a genus of South American araneomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. It was first described by E. L. Holmberg in 1881. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 19 ...

'' Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2004 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata neodiplornata'' Ghirotto & Indicatti, 2021 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata palmar'' Goloboff, 1995 – Brazil, Argentina *'' Stenoterommata pavesii'' Indicatti, Chavari, Zucatelli-Júnior, Lucas & Brescovit, 2017 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata peri'' Indicatti, Chavari, Zucatelli-Júnior, Lucas & Brescovit, 2017 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata pescador'' Indicatti, Chavari, Zucatelli-Júnior, Lucas & Brescovit, 2017 – Brazil *'' Stenoterommata platensis'' Holmberg, 1881 (

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) – Argentina *'' Stenoterommata quena'' Goloboff, 1995 – Argentina *'' Stenoterommata sevegnaniae'' Indicatti, Chavari, Zucatelli-Júnior, Lucas & Brescovit, 2017 – Brazil *''

Stenoterommata tenuistyla ''Stenoterommata tenuistyla'' is a species of mygalomorph spiders of Argentina, named after the thin, slender embolus in males of this species, which distinguish it from males of the sympatric '' S. crassistyla''.Goloboff, Pablo A. "A revision o ...

'' Goloboff, 1995 – Argentina *'' Stenoterommata uruguai'' Goloboff, 1995 – Argentina Formerly included: *''S. gounellei'' Simon, 1886 (Transferred to ''

Acanthogonatus ''Acanthogonatus'' is a genus of South American mygalomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. It was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1880. Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was transferred to the fun ...

'') *''S. guttulata'' Simon, 1886 (Transferred to ''Acanthogonatus'') *''S. segne'' Simon, 1886 (Transferred to ''Acanthogonatus'')

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