Austrochilus Explained

Austrochilus is a genus of South American cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Austrochilidae, first described by H. Zapfe in 1955.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species in Chile and Argentina:^[2]

• Austrochilus forsteri Grismado, Lopardo & Platnick, 2003 – Chile
• Austrochilus franckei Platnick, 1987 – Chile, Argentina
• Austrochilus manni Gertsch & Zapfe, 1955 (type) – Chile
• Austrochilus melon Platnick, 1987 – Chile
• Austrochilus newtoni Platnick, 1987 – Chile
• Austrochilus parwis Michalik & Wunderlich, 2017 – Chile
• Austrochilus schlingeri Platnick, 1987 – Chile

Notes and References

1. Zapfe. H.. 1955. Filogenia y función en Austrochilus manni Gertsch y Zapfe (Araneae-Hypochilidae).. Trabajos del Laboratorio de Zoologia de la Universidad de Chile. 1–53. 2.
2. Gen. Austrochilus Gertsch & Zapfe, 1955. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-16. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.