Neoapachella

{{Short description|Genus of spiders}}

{{Speciesbox

|taxon=Neoapachella rothi

|authority=Bond & Opell, 2002

|parent_authority=Bond & Opell, 2002

}}

Neoapachella is a monotypic genus of North American mygalomorph trapdoor spiders in the family Euctenizidae containing the single species, Neoapachella rothi. It was first described by Jason Bond & B. D. Opell in 2002,{{cite journal|last1=Bond|first1=J. E.|last2=Opell|first2=B. D.|year=2002|title=Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of south-western North American Euctenizinae trapdoor spiders and their relatives (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Cyrtaucheniidae)|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=136|issue=3|pages=487–534|doi=10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00035.x|doi-access=free}} and has only been found in Arizona and New Mexico.{{cite journal|title=Gen. Neoapachella Bond & Opell, 2002|website=World Spider Catalog Version 20.0|accessdate=2019-06-04|year=2019|publisher=Natural History Museum Bern|url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/861|doi=10.24436/2}} They are small to medium-sized spiders, reaching about {{convert|20.7|mm|in|abbr=on}} in body length. It is named in honor of the Apaches as well as arachnologist Vincent D. Roth.

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