''Eurypoena'' is a

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of comb-footed spiders containing the single species, ''Eurypoena tuberosa''. The species was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1992 who then created the genus in 1992. It is found on the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

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Monotypic Theridiidae genera Spiders of the Canary Islands Theridiidae {{Theridiidae-stub

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