''Masteria'' is a

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of curtain web spiders that was first described by

L. Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ...

in 1873. They occur in the tropics of

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and

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, with one species found in

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. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long and females are long. ''M. lewisi'', ''M. barona'', and ''M. downeyi'' are slightly smaller and have only six eyes.

Species

it contains 39 species: *'' Masteria aguaruna'' Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Peru *'' Masteria aimeae'' (Alayón, 1995) – Cuba *'' Masteria amarumayu'' Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Brazil *'' Masteria angienae'' Víquez, 2020 — Costa Rica (Cocos Is.) *''

Masteria barona ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' (

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, 1966) – Trinidad *''

Masteria caeca ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...

'' (

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, 1892) – Philippines *'' Masteria cavicola'' (Simon, 1892) – Philippines *''

Masteria chalupas ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' (Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador *''

Masteria colombiensis ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

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, 1981 – Colombia *''

Masteria downeyi ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' (Chickering, 1966) – Costa Rica, Panama *''

Masteria franzi ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' Raven, 1991 – New Caledonia *''

Masteria galipote ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Dominican Rep. *''

Masteria golovatchi ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' Alayón, 1995 – Cuba *''

Masteria guyanensis ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' Almeida, Salvatierra & de Morais, 2018 – Guyana *'' Masteria hirsuta'' L. Koch, 1873 ( type) – Fiji, Micronesia *''

Masteria jatunsacha ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' (Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador *''

Masteria kaltenbachi ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' Raven, 1991 – New Caledonia *'' Masteria lasdamas'' (Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador *''

Masteria lewisi ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' (Chickering, 1964) – Jamaica *'' Masteria lucifuga'' (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela *'' Masteria macgregori'' (Rainbow, 1898) – New Guinea *''

Masteria machay ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southe ...

'' (Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador *''

Masteria manauara ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' Bertani, Cruz & Oliveira, 2013 – Brazil *'' Masteria modesta'' (Simon, 1892) – St. Vincent *'' Masteria mutum'' Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Brazil *'' Masteria otongachi'' (Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador *'' Masteria pallida'' ( Kulczyński, 1908) – New Guinea *'' Masteria papallacta'' (Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador *'' Masteria pasochoa'' (Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador *'' Masteria pecki''

Gertsch Willis John Gertsch (October 4, 1906 – December 12, 1998) was an American arachnologist. He described over 1,000 species of spiders, scorpions, and other arachnids, including the Brown recluse spider and the Tooth cave spider. Gertsch was born ...

, 1982 – Jamaica *'' Masteria petrunkevitchi'' (Chickering, 1964) – Puerto Rico *''

Masteria sabrinae ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Martinique *'' Masteria simla'' (Chickering, 1966) – Trinidad *'' Masteria soucouyant'' Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Trinidad and Tobago *''

Masteria spinosa ''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long an ...

'' ( Petrunkevitch, 1925) – Panama *'' Masteria tayrona'' Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Colombia *'' Masteria toddae'' Raven, 1979 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Masteria urdujae'' Rasalan & Barrion-Dupo, 2019 – Philippines (Luzon) *'' Masteria yacambu'' Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Venezuela

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q98704 Dipluridae Mygalomorphae genera