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Stanwellia is a genus of South Pacific mygalomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. It was first described by W. J. Rainbow & R. H. Pulleine in 1918. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the Pycnothelidae in 2020. It is a senior synonym of Aparua.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyPycnothelidae

Stanwellia es un género de arañas migalomorfas de la familia Nemesiidae. Se encuentra en Nueva Zelanda y Australia. Lista de especies Según The World Spider Catalog 14.0:[1]​ Stanwellia bipectinata (Todd, 1945) Stanwellia grisea (Hogg, 1901) Stanwellia hapua (Forster, 1968) Stanwellia hoggi (Rainbow, 1914) Stanwellia hollowayi (Forster, 1968) Stanwellia houhora (Forster, 1968) Stanwellia inornata Main, 1972 Stanwellia kaituna (Forster, 1968) Stanwellia media (Forster, 1968) Stanwellia minor (Kulczynski, 1908) Stanwellia nebulosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) Stanwellia occidentalis Main, 1972 Stanwellia pexa (Hickman, 1930) Stanwellia puna (Forster, 1968) Stanwellia regia (Forster, 1968) Stanwellia taranga (Forster, 1968) Stanwellia tuna (Forster, 1968) Referencias ↑ Platnick, 2011: The world spider catalog (American Museum of Natural History).

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Specimen records
2,023
With media
60
Family
Pycnothelidae
Collections
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Recorded in
Australia

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pycnothelidae
Image
MelbourneTrapdoorSpider-scale.jpg
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Stanwellia
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Stanwellia
taxon author citation
Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918
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Stanwellia is a genus of South Pacific mygalomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. It was first described by W. J. Rainbow & R. H. Pulleine in 1918. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the Pycnothelidae in 2020. It is a senior synonym of Aparua.

==Species== thumb|right|400px|Melbourne Trapdoor Spider: Composite image of same spider from various angles. Center image as seen in natural surroundings (sandy loam soil). Location: found in moist soil at Carnegie, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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