Neochelas tridentatus (Mello-Leitão, 1947)

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Described:

Distribution: Brazil

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Type Repository Provide information
  • Holotype: Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ), Brazil j (01843; destroyed by the fire 2018) - (Pett et al., 2026)
Taxonomic References
Trachelas tridentatus Mello-Leitão, 1947c: 21 (Df; j per Pett et al., 2026: 241) Original description
Neochelas tridentatus Pett et al., 2026: 241, f. 22G-H (j, T from Trachelas, type is juvenile, nomen dubium)
References

Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1947c). Aranhas de Carmo do Rio Claro (Minas Gerais) coligidas pelo naturalista José C. M. Carvalho. Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro (N.S., Zool.) 80: 1-34. -- 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 Taxon is nomen dubium Pett et al., 2026 Taxon declared a nomen dubium
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

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