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

Neochelas robustus (Keyserling, 1891)

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Described:

Distribution: Brazil, Argentina

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Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK m (1390) - (Pett et al., 2026)

Taxonomic References

Trachelas robustus Keyserling, 1891: 64, pl. 2, f. 35 (Df) Original description

Trachelas robustus Camargo, 1953: 320, f. 18-25 (Dm, f)

Neochelas robustus Pett et al., 2026: 214, f. 2A-B, 13 (mf, T from Trachelas)

References

Camargo, H. F. de A. (1953). Sobre algumas aranhas que ocorrem no Brasil, com descrição de um alótipo (Arachnida-Araneae). Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria de Agricultura, Sao Paolo 11: 301-340. -- Show included taxa

Keyserling, E. (1891). Die Spinnen Amerikas. Brasilianische Spinnen. Dritter Band. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 278 pp, 10 pls. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.64832 -- Show included taxa

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

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