Planochelas
| Planochelas | |
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| Planochelas brevis, Planochelas haddadi, Planochelas jocquei, and Planochelas neethlingi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trachelidae |
| Genus: | Planochelas Lyle & Haddad, 2009[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. botulus Lyle & Haddad, 2009 | |
| Species | |
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Planochelas is an African genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by R. Lyle & C. R. Haddad in 2009.[2]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes seven species:[1]
- Planochelas botulus Lyle & Haddad, 2009 – Ghana, Uganda (type species)
- Planochelas brevis Khoza & Lyle, 2019 – DR Congo
- Planochelas dentatus Lyle & Haddad, 2009 – Ivory Coast
- Planochelas haddadi Khoza & Lyle, 2019 – South Africa
- Planochelas jocquei Khoza & Lyle, 2019 – DR Congo
- Planochelas neethlingi Khoza & Lyle, 2019 – South Africa
- Planochelas purpureus Lyle & Haddad, 2009 – Ivory Coast
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gen. Planochelas Lyle & Haddad, 2009". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
- ↑ Lyle, R.; Haddad, C. R. (2009). "Planochelas, a new genus of tracheline sac spiders from West and Central Africa (Araneae: Corinnidae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 46: 91–100.