''Stenoterommata'' is a

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of South American

araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha or "true spiders") are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (taran ...

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 The World Spid ...

. 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

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of ''Ctenochelus''. The name is a

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ized form of the

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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'' 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'' 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 funn ...

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

Species

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