Planochelas is an African genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by R. Lyle & C. R. Haddad in 2009.
Species , this genus includes seven species:
Planochelas botulus Lyle & Haddad, 2009 – Ghana, Uganda (type species) Planochelas brevis Khoza & Lyle, 2019 – DR Congo Planochelas dentatus Lyle & Haddad, 2009 – Ivory Coast Planochelas haddadi Khoza & Lyle, 2019 – South Africa Planochelas jocquei Khoza & Lyle, 2019 – DR Congo Planochelas neethlingi Khoza & Lyle, 2019 – South Africa Planochelas purpureus Lyle & Haddad, 2009 – Ivory Coast
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