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Encoptarthria is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by Barbara York Main in 1954.[2] Originally placed in the no longer recognized family Prodidomidae, it was moved to the family Gnaphosidae in 2007.[3]
| Encoptarthria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Encoptarthria Main, 1954[1] |
| Type species | |
| E. echemophthalma (Simon, 1908) | |
| Species | |
|
5, see text | |
As of May 2019[update] it contains five species:[1]
- Encoptarthria echemophthalma (Simon, 1908) (type) – Australia (Western Australia)
- Encoptarthria grisea (L. Koch, 1873) – Australia
- Encoptarthria penicillata (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
- Encoptarthria perpusilla (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
- Encoptarthria vestigator (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
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