Australoechemus
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| Australoechemus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Australoechemus Schmidt & Piepho, 1994[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. oecobiophilus Schmidt & Piepho, 1994 | |
| Species | |
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Australoechemus is a genus of West African ground spiders that was first described by Günter Schmidt (arachnologist), M. Geisthardt & F. Piepho in 1994.[2] As of May 2019[update] it contains only two species, both found on the Cape Verde islands: A. celer and A. oecobiophilus.[1]