Trechaleidae

Trechaleidae (tre-kah-LEE-ih-dee) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890. It includes about 140 described species in 18 genera, mostly in the New World tropics.

thumb|C. getazi with female katydid prey (Tettigoniidae sp.), Panama Cupiennius, known by the common name bromeliad spiders or as the often confused name banana spiders, is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trechaleidae, named by Eugène Simon in 1891. They are found from Mexico to northwestern South America, and on some Caribbean islands. Unlike the dangerously venomous Phoneutria, bites from these spiders typically have only minor effects on humans, and have been compared to a bee sting.

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Dossenus is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1898 by Simon. , it contains 3 species.

genus of arachnids

species of arachnid

Paradossenus is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1903 by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge. , it contains 13 species.

species of arachnid

Paratrechalea is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 2005 by Carico. , it contains 7 species from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.

Syntrechalea is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1902 by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge. , it contains 12 species.

Barrisca is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1936 by Chamberlin & Ivie. , it contains 2 species.

Dyrines is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1903 by Simon. , it contains 4 species, from South America and from Panama.

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Heidrunea is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1994 by Brescovit & Höfer. , it contains 3 species, all from Brazil.

Trechaleoides is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 2005 by Carico. , it contains 2 species.

Rhoicinus is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1898 by Simon. , it contains 10 species, all from South America.

Neoctenus is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1897 by Simon. , it contains 4 South American species.

Hesydrus is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1898 by Simon. , it contains 7 Central and South American species.

Shinobius is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1991 by Yaginuma. , it contains only one Japanese species, Shinobius orientalis.

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

Caricelea is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 2007 by Silva & Lise. , it contains 3 species, all from Peru.

Amapalea is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described by Silva & Lise in 2006. , it contains only one species, Amapalea brasiliana found in Brazil.