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Genus: Trachelas L. Koch, 1872 | Family: Trachelidae Simon, 1897

Trachelas chubbi Lessert, 1921

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Described:

Distribution: Cameroon, DR Congo, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania

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Syntype: Muséum d'histoire naturelle de la ville de Genève (MHNG), Geneva, Switzerland 2m 2f (ARTO-0027703) - (Lessert, 1921)

Taxonomic References

Trachelas chubbi Lessert, 1921: 435, f. 74-76 (Dmf) Original description

Trachelas chubbi Haddad & Lyle, 2025: 466, f. 1A-J, 6E-F, 10A-D (mf)

References

Haddad, C. R. & Lyle, R. (2025). A revision of the genus Trachelas L. Koch, 1872 (Araneae: Trachelidae) in the continental Afrotropical Region. Zootaxa 5673(4): 451-493. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5673.4.1 -- Show included taxa

Lessert, R. de (1921). Araignées du Kilimandjaro et du Merou (suite). 4. Clubionidae. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 28: 381-442. -- 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
2025-08-07	New taxonomic reference entry	Haddad & Lyle, 2025
2025-08-07	Species distribution update	Haddad & Lyle, 2025	Old value