''Medmassa'' is a
genus
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of
corinnid sac spiders first described by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
in 1887 under the name "Megaera",
later renamed because "Megaera" was already in use as a synonym of the reptile genus ''
Trimeresurus
''Trimeresurus'' is a genus of venomous pit vipers found in Asia from the Indian Subcontinent throughout Southeast Asia, China, and the Pacific Islands. Currently 44 species are recognized. Common names include Asian palm pit vipers,Mehrtens JM ( ...
''.
Species
it contains ten species:
*''
Medmassa celebensis''
(Deeleman-Reinhold
Christa Laetitia Deeleman-Reinhold (born 23 November 1930) is a Dutch arachnologist. She specializes in spiders from Southeast Asia and Southern Europe, particularly cave-dwelling and tropical spiders. She donated a collection of about 25,000 Sou ...
, 1995) – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
*''
Medmassa christae''
Raven
A raven is any of several larger-bodied bird species of the genus ''Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", common names which are assigned t ...
, 2015 – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Medmassa diplogale
''Medmassa'' is a genus of Corinnidae, corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887 under the name "Megaera", later renamed because "Megaera" was already in use as a synonym of the reptile genus ''Trimeresurus''.
Species
it con ...
''
Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 – Borneo
*''
Medmassa frenata''
(Simon, 1877) (
type
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) – Philippines
*''
Medmassa insignis''
( Thorell, 1890) – Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo)
*''
Medmassa kltina''
(Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) – Philippines
*''
Medmassa pulchra''
(Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea
*''
Medmassa semiaurantiaca''
Simon, 1910 – Africa
*''
Medmassa tigris''
(Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995) – Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo)
*''
Medmassa torta''
Jin, H. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2019 – China (Hainan)
References
Araneomorphae genera
Corinnidae
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Australia
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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