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Arauchemus

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Arauchemus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Arauchemus
Ott & Brescovit, 2012[1]
Type species
A. graudo
Ott & Brescovit, 2012
Species

Arauchemus is a genus of South American ground spiders that was first described by R. Ott & Antônio Brescovit in 2012.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Brazil: A. graudo and A. miudo.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Arauchemus Ott & Brescovit, 2012". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ Ott, R.; Brescovit, A. D. (2012). "Arauchemus, a new spider genus of the Echemus group (Araneae: Gnaphosidae: Echeminae) from araucaria forest areas in southern Brazil, with notes on habitat preferences and phenology". Zootaxa. 3339: 44–56.