Austrachelas

Austrachelas is a genus of African long-jawed ground spiders^[2] in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1938.^[3] Originally placed with the corinnid sac spiders, it was moved to the Gallieniellidae in 2009.^[4]

Species

As of May 2019 ten species are known, all found in South Africa:^[1]

• Austrachelas bergi Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
• Austrachelas entabeni Haddad & Mbo, 2017 – South Africa
• Austrachelas incertus Lawrence, 1938 (type) – South Africa
• Austrachelas kalaharinus Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
• Austrachelas merwei Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
• Austrachelas natalensis Lawrence, 1942 – South Africa
• Austrachelas pondoensis Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
• Austrachelas reavelli Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
• Austrachelas sexoculatus Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa
• Austrachelas wassenaari Haddad, Lyle, Bosselaers & Ramírez, 2009 – South Africa

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