Molinaranea

Molinaranea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Araneidae
Genus:Molinaranea
Mello-Leitão[1]
Type species
Molinaranea magellanica
Species

7, see text

Molinaranea is a genus of spiders in the Araneidae family. It was first described in 1940 by Mello-Leitão. As of 2017, it contains 7 South American species.[1]

Species

Molinaranea comprises the following species:[1]

  • Molinaranea clymene (Nicolet, 1849)
  • Molinaranea fernandez Levi, 2001
  • Molinaranea magellanica (Walckenaer, 1847)
  • Molinaranea mammifera (Tullgren, 1902)
  • Molinaranea phaethontis (Simon, 1896)
  • Molinaranea surculorum (Simon, 1896)
  • Molinaranea vildav Levi, 2001

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Araneidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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