Wirada
Wirada is a small dark brown spider genus from South America, with short legs and no colulus (instead it is replaced by two setae). It resembles spiders of the genus Crustulina.
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| Genus: | Wirada Keyserling, 1886 |
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| 3 species | |
The male of W. punctata has a body length of 1.4 mm, the female 1.5 mm. Both sexes of W. tovarensis are 1 mm long.
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References
- Levi, Herbert W. (1963): The Spider Genera Cerocida, Hetschkia, Wirada and Craspedisia (Araneae: Theridiidae). Psyche 70: 170-179. PDF
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