Poachelas
| Poachelas | |
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| P. striatus | |
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| P. striatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trachelidae |
| Genus: | Poachelas Haddad & Lyle, 2008[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. striatus Haddad & Lyle, 2008
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| Species | |
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Poachelas is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Charles R. Haddad & R. Lyle in 2008.[2]
Three of its species are endemic to South Africa, one is endemic to Zimbabwe.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes four species:[1]
- Poachelas montanus Haddad & Lyle, 2008 – South Africa
- Poachelas refugus Haddad, 2010 – South Africa
- Poachelas solitarius Haddad & Lyle, 2008 – Zimbabwe
- Poachelas striatus Haddad & Lyle, 2008 – South Africa (type species)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Gen. Poachelas Haddad & Lyle, 2008". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
- ^ Haddad, C. R.; Lyle, R. (2008). "Three new genera of tracheline sac spiders from southern Africa (Araneae: Corinnidae)". African Invertebrates. 49 (2): 37–76. Bibcode:2008AfrIn..49...37H. doi:10.5733/afin.049.0204. S2CID 83604320.
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