''Alaranea'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa:
Due to the historical ...
n
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...
spiders in the family
Cyatholipidae
Cyatholipidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1894. Most live in moist montane forest, though several species, including ''Scharffia rossi'', live in dry savannah regions. They occur in Africa, including Madagascar, New ...
, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.
Species
it contains four species, all found in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
:
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Alaranea alba
''Alaranea'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.
Species
it contains four species, all found in Madagascar:
*'' Alaranea alba'' Griswold, 1997 – Madaga ...
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Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
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Alaranea ardua''
Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
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Alaranea betsileo
''Alaranea'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.
Species
it contains four species, all found in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), of ...
''
Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
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Alaranea merina
''Alaranea'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.
Species
it contains four species, all found in Madagascar:
*'' Alaranea alba'' Griswold, 1997 – Madaga ...
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Griswold, 1997 (
type) – Madagascar
References
Araneomorphae genera
Cyatholipidae
Spiders of Madagascar
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