Chilarchaea is a monotypic genus of spiders in the Mecysmaucheniidae family. It was first described by Forster & Platnick in 1984.[2] As of 2023, it contains only one species, Chilarchaea quellon, found in Chile and Argentina.[1]

Chilarchaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Mecysmaucheniidae
Genus: Chilarchaea
Forster & Platnick, 1984
Species:
C. quellon
Binomial name
Chilarchaea quellon
Forster & Platnick, 1984[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Chilarchaea Forster & Platnick, 1984". World Spider Catalog Version 24. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ Forster, R. R.; Platnick, N. I. (1984). "A review of the archaeid spiders and their relatives, with notes on the limits of the superfamily Palpimanoidea (Arachnida, Araneae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 178: 1–106.