Pionothele
Sign in to savePionothele is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. The two described species are endemic to southern Africa. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902.
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pycnothelidae
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- taxon name
- Pionothele
- taxon rank
- genus
- endemic to
- South Africa
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Pionothele is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. The two described species are endemic to southern Africa. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902.
Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the Pycnothelidae in 2020.
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