Atrophothele is a monotypic genus of Asian brushed trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Atrophothele socotrana. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1903,[2] and has only been found in Yemen.[1]

Atrophothele
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Atrophothele
Pocock, 1903[1]
Species:
A. socotrana
Binomial name
Atrophothele socotrana
Pocock, 1903

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Atrophothele Pocock, 1903". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  2. ^ Pocock, R. I. (1903), "Arachnida", in Forbes, H. O. (ed.), The Natural History of Sokotra and Abd-el-Kuri, Liverpool Museum, p. 184