Stenochilus

Stenochilus
Stenochilus sp. in India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Stenochilidae
Genus: Stenochilus
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871
Type species
S. hobsoni
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871
Species
  • S. crocatus Simon, 1884
  • S. hobsoni O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871
  • S. scutulatus Platnick & Shadab, 1974
Synonyms

Stenochilus is a genus of Asian araneomorph spiders in the Stenochilidae family, with three described species. It was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871.

This genus is considered a senior synonym of Metronax