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Genus: Neochelas Pett, Grismado & Ramírez, 2026 | Family: Trachelidae Simon, 1897

Neochelas femoralis (Simon, 1898)

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Described:

Distribution: St. Vincent

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Type Repository Provide information

It is widely assumed that most of the type material from Simon can be found in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France -

Taxonomic References

Trachelas femoralis Simon, 1898i: 883 (Dmf) Original description

Trachelas femoralis Platnick & Shadab, 1974c: 27, f. 83-86 (mf)

Neochelas femoralis Pett et al., 2026: 236 (T from Trachelas)

References

Pett, B. L., Grismado, C. J., González Márquez, M. E. & Ramírez, M. J. (2026). On the American spider species formerly placed in Trachelas, with the proposal of the new genus Neochelas and a revision for southern South America (Araneae: Trachelidae). Zootaxa 5796(2): 201-245. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.2.1 [[Zoobank: DC14A843-2776-4140-87F8-4CF6AB4618A1]] -- Show included taxa

Platnick, N. I. & Shadab, M. U. (1974c). A revision of the bispinosus and bicolor groups of the spider genus Trachelas (Araneae, Clubionidae) in North and Central America and the West Indies. American Museum Novitates 2560: 1-34. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1898i). On the spiders of the island of St Vincent. III. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 65(4, 1897): 860-890. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1898.tb01390.x [[published in April 1898, after Duncan, 1937]] -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-04-23	New taxonomic reference entry	Pett et al., 2026
2026-04-23	Species transferred to new genus	Pett et al., 2026		Species transferred from Trachelas L. Koch, 1872 to Neochelas Pett, Grismado & Ramírez, 2026
2016-11-14	Species updated		Old value	Error corrected