Atrophothele is a monotypic genus of Asian brushed trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Atrophothele socotrana. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1903,[2] and has only been found in Yemen.[1]
| Atrophothele | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Atrophothele Pocock, 1903[1] |
| Species: | A. socotrana
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| Binomial name | |
| Atrophothele socotrana Pocock, 1903
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References
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Atrophothele Pocock, 1903". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^ Pocock, R. I. (1903), "Arachnida", in Forbes, H. O. (ed.), The Natural History of Sokotra and Abd-el-Kuri, Liverpool Museum, p. 184