Austrochilus
Genus of spiders
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Austrochilus is a genus of South American cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Austrochilidae, first described by H. Zapfe in 1955.[2]
| Austrochilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Austrochilidae |
| Genus: | Austrochilus Gertsch & Zapfe, 1955[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. manni Gertsch & Zapfe, 1955 | |
| Species | |
|
7, see text | |
Species
As of April 2019[update] it contains seven species in Chile and Argentina:[1]
- Austrochilus forsteri Grismado, Lopardo & Platnick, 2003 – Chile
- Austrochilus franckei Platnick, 1987 – Chile, Argentina
- Austrochilus manni Gertsch & Zapfe, 1955 (type) – Chile
- Austrochilus melon Platnick, 1987 – Chile
- Austrochilus newtoni Platnick, 1987 – Chile
- Austrochilus parwis Michalik & Wunderlich, 2017 – Chile
- Austrochilus schlingeri Platnick, 1987 – Chile
