Stenoterommata


Stenoterommata is a genus of South American araneomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. It was first described by E. L. Holmberg in 1881. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the Pycnothelidae in 2020. It is a senior synonym of Ctenochelus.
The name is a Latinized form of the Ancient Greek "stenoterommatos", referring to posterior eyes that are narrower than any other species in Argentina.

Species

it contains 26 species, found in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil:
Formerly included:
  • S. gounellei Simon, 1886
  • S. guttulata Simon, 1886
  • S. segne Simon, 1886