Neodiplothele Explained

Neodiplothele is a genus of South American brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1917.^[1]

Species

it contains 9 species, all found in Brazil:^[2]

• Neodiplothele aureus Gonzalez-Filho, Lucas & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
• Neodiplothele caucaia Gonzalez-Filho, Lucas & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
• Neodiplothele flavicoma (Simon, 1891) – Brazil
• Neodiplothele fluminensis Mello-Leitão, 1924 – Brazil
• Neodiplothele indicattii Gonzalez-Filho, Lucas & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
• Neodiplothele irregularis Mello-Leitão, 1917 (type) – Brazil
• Neodiplothele itabaiana Gonzalez-Filho, Lucas & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
• Neodiplothele martinsi Gonzalez-Filho, Lucas & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
• Neodiplothele picta Vellard, 1924 – Brazil

Notes and References

1. Mello-Leitão. C. F. de. 1917. Notas arachnologicas. 5, Especies novas ou pouco conhecidas do Brasil.. Brotéria (Ser. Zool.). 74–102. 15.
2. Gen. Neodiplothele Mello-Leitão, 1917. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-16. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.