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Taxonomy
Trachelas L. Koch, 1872 (in O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)
Nomenclature
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Order: AraneaeFamily: Trachelidae
Genus:
Trachelas L. Koch, 1872 (in O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
ground sac spiders
Language:
English
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SUMMARY
From Platnick & Shadab 1974 (tranquillus/speciosus paper, page 3) "The genus Trachelas, as it now stands, is large and widespread in distribution. Its species characteristically have a bright red carapace which contrasts strikingly with a pale white abdomen. There is, however, considerable diversity in the genitalia, the shape of the endites, the cheliceral dentition, and the distribution of trichobothria." "Four species groups occur in North and Central America and the West Indies."
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