Stenochilus Explained

Stenochilus is a genus of Asian araneomorph spiders in the Stenochilidae family, and was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871.^[1] it contains three species, found in Asia: S. crocatus, S. hobsoni, and S. scutulatus.^[2] It is considered a senior synonym of Metronax^[3]

See also

• List of Stenochilidae species

Notes and References

1. Pickard-Cambridge. O.. 1871. On some new genera and species of Araneida. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 728–747. 38. Octavius_Pickard-Cambridge.
2. Gen. Stenochilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
3. Platnick. N. I.. Shadab. M. U.. 1974. A revision of the spider family Stenochilidae (Arachnida, Araneae). American Museum Novitates. 2556. 8.