Biology:Metaltella

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Metaltella
Metaltella simoni (F Amphinectidae).jpg
Female Metaltella simoni
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Metaltella
Mello-Leitão, 1931[1]
Type species
M. iheringi
(Keyserling, 1891)
Species

6, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Aebutinoides
  • Exlinea

Metaltella is a genus of South American intertidal spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1931.[2] One species, Metaltella simoni, has been introduced to North America.[1]

Species

(As of April 2019) it contains six species:[1]

  • Metaltella arcoiris (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Chile
  • Metaltella iheringi (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Argentina
  • Metaltella imitans (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Argentina
  • Metaltella rorulenta (Nicolet, 1849) – Peru, Chile, Argentina
  • Metaltella simoni (Keyserling, 1878) – Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina. Introduced to USA, Canada
  • Metaltella tigrina (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Argentina

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Gen. Metaltella Mello-Leitão, 1931". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/147. Retrieved 2019-05-08. 
  2. Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1931). "Notas sobre arachnidos argentinos.". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 3: 83–97. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2203449 entry