| Poachelas | |
|---|---|
| P. striatus | |
| P. striatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trachelidae |
| Genus: | Poachelas Haddad & Lyle, 2008 |
| Type species | |
| P. striatus Haddad & Lyle, 2008 | |
| Species | |
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Poachelas is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Charles R. Haddad & R. Lyle in 2008.
Three of its species are endemic to South Africa, one is endemic to Zimbabwe.
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes four species: