Amauropelma

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Amauropelma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Ctenidae
Genus: Amauropelma
Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001
Diversity
16 species
Species

See text.

Amauropelma is a spider genus that is endemic to Queensland, Australia.

[edit] Names

A. hasenpuschi is named in honor of Jack Hasenpusch of Garradunga, Innisfail, Queensland.

[edit] Species

  • Amauropelma anzses Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma bluewater Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma claudie Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma gayundah Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma gordon Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma hasenpuschi Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma leo Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma mcilwraith Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma monteithi Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma mossman Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma pineck Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma rifleck Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma torbjorni Raven & Gray, 2001
  • Amauropelma trueloves Raven & Stumkat, 2001
  • Amauropelma undara Raven & Gray, 2001
  • Amauropelma wallaman Raven & Stumkat, 2001

[edit] References

  • Raven, R.J., Stumkat, K. and Gray, M.R. (2001) Revisions of Australian Ground-hunting Spiders: I. Amauropelma, gen. nov. (Araneomorpha: Ctenidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 64:187-227.


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