''Scotinoecus'' is a
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of
South America
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n
funnel-web spiders that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Originally placed with the
curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980.
Species
it contains four species:
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Scotinoecus cinereopilosus
''Scotinoecus'' is a genus of South American funnel-web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980.
Species
it contains four speci ...
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(Simon, 1889) (
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) – Chile
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Scotinoecus fasciatus
''Scotinoecus'' is a genus of South American funnel-web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980.
Species
it contains four speci ...
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Tullgren, 1901 – Chile, Argentina
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Scotinoecus major''
Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile
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Scotinoecus ruiles''
Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile
References
Hexathelidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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