''Trechalea'' is a
genus of
spider in the family
Trechaleidae
Trechaleidae (''tre-kah-LEE-ih-dee'') is a family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890, and includes about 140 described species in 16 genera. They all live in Central America, Central and South America e ...
, found in the United States to
Peru and
Brazil.
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Taxonomy
The genus was first created by Carl L. Koch in 1848, and given the name ''Triclaria''. However, this name was already in use for a genus of parrots, and in 1869, Tord T.T. Thorell proposed the replacement name ''Trechalea''. The name is derived from the Greek , meaning "rough" or "savage".[
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Species
, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[
*'']Trechalea amazonica
''Trechalea'' is a genus of spider in the family Trechaleidae, found in the United States to Peru and Brazil.
Taxonomy
The genus was first created by Carl Ludwig Koch, Carl L. Koch in 1848, and given the name ''Triclaria''. However, this name w ...
'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903 – Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil
*'' Trechalea bucculenta'' (Simon, 1898) – Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia
*''Trechalea connexa
''Trechalea'' is a genus of spider in the family Trechaleidae, found in the United States to Peru and Brazil.
Taxonomy
The genus was first created by Carl L. Koch in 1848, and given the name ''Triclaria''. However, this name was already in ...
'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) – Mexico
*'' Trechalea extensa'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) – Mexico to Panama
*''Trechalea gertschi
''Trechalea gertschi'', the long-legged water spider, is a species of true spider in the family Trechaleidae
Trechaleidae (''tre-kah-LEE-ih-dee'') is a family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890, and ...
'' Carico & Minch, 1981 – USA, Mexico
*''Trechalea longitarsis
''Trechalea'' is a genus of spider in the family Trechaleidae, found in the United States to Peru and Brazil.
Taxonomy
The genus was first created by Carl L. Koch in 1848, and given the name ''Triclaria''. However, this name was already in ...
'' (C. L. Koch, 1847) ( type species) – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
*''Trechalea macconnelli
''Trechalea'' is a genus of spider in the family Trechaleidae, found in the United States to Peru and Brazil.
Taxonomy
The genus was first created by Carl L. Koch in 1848, and given the name ''Triclaria''. However, this name was already in ...
'' Pocock, 1900 – Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
*''Trechalea paucispina
''Trechalea'' is a genus of spider in the family Trechaleidae, found in the United States to Peru and Brazil.
Taxonomy
The genus was first created by Carl L. Koch in 1848, and given the name ''Triclaria''. However, this name was already in ...
'' Caporiacco, 1947 – Peru, Brazil, Guyana
*''Trechalea tirimbina
''Trechalea'' is a genus of spider in the family Trechaleidae, found in the United States to Peru and Brazil.
Taxonomy
The genus was first created by Carl L. Koch in 1848, and given the name ''Triclaria''. However, this name was already in ...
'' Silva & Lapinski, 2012 – Costa Rica
References
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of North America
Spiders of South America
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