Scopelobates

{{Short description|Genus of spiders}}

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| taxon = Scopelobates sericeus

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| parent_authority = Simon, 1903

| authority = Simon, 1903

| synonyms = *Holothele sericea (Simon, 1903)

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Scopelobates is a genus of tarantulas containing the single species, Scopelobates sericeus. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1903,{{cite book| last=Simon| first=E.| year=1903| title=Histoire naturelle des araignées| publisher=Roret| doi=10.5962/bhl.title.51973| hdl=2027/coo.31924018394266| url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/51973}} and is only found in Dominican Republic.{{cite web| title=Gen. Scopelobates Simon, 1903| website=World Spider Catalog| accessdate=2019-04-02| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/4759}}