''Pycnothelidae'' is a family of
mygalomorph
The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3,000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to t ...
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
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature.
The WSC began as a series of ...
accepted the following genera:
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Acanthogonatus''
Karsch, 1880 – South America
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Afromygale''
Zonstein, 2020
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Chaco''
Tullgren, 1905 — Argentina, Uruguay, Chile
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Chilelopsis''
Goloboff, 1995 — Chile
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Longistylus''
Indicatti & Lucas, 2005 — Brazil
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Lycinus''
Thorell, 1894 — Chile, Argentina, Brazil
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Pionothele''
Purcell, 1902 – South Africa, Namibia
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Prorachias''
Mello-Leitão, 1924 — Brazil
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Psalistopoides''
Mello-Leitão, 1934 — Brazil
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Pselligmus''
Simon, 1892 — Brazil
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Pycnothele''
Chamberlin, 1917 – Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina
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Rachias''
Simon, 1892 — Brazil, Argentina Pycnothelidae
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Stanwellia''
Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918 – Australia, New Zealand
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Stenoterommata''
Holmberg, 1881 – Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina
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Xenonemesia''
Goloboff, 1989 — South America
References
Mygalomorphae families
Taxa named by Ralph Vary Chamberlin
Taxa described in 1917
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