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Promyrmekiaphila

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Promyrmekiaphila
Promyrmekiaphila sp. trap door
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euctenizidae
Genus: Promyrmekiaphila
Schenkel, 1950[1]
Type species
Promyrmekiaphila clathrata
(Simon, 1891)

Promyrmekiaphila is a genus of North American mygalomorph spiders in the family Euctenizidae. The genus was first described by E. Schenkel in 1950.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in the United States: Promyrmekiaphila clathrata and Promyrmekiaphila winnemem.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Promyrmekiaphila Schenkel, 1950". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ Schenkel, E. (1950). "Spinnentiere aus dem westlichen Nordamerika, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Schenkel-Rudin. Erster Teil". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel. 61: 28–92.