''Meriola'' 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
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
Trachelidae
Trachelidae is a family of araneomorph spiders (more recently evolved spiders with inward-pointing chelicerae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a subfamily called "Tracheleae" ("Trachelinae" in modern terminology). The Trachelidae fam ...
, first described by
Nathan Banks
Nathan Banks (April 13, 1868 – January 24, 1953) was an American entomologist noted for his work on Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Hymenoptera, and Acarina (mites). He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA. In 1915 he authored the first comp ...
in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species,
three from the United States and Canada:
*''
Meriola arcifera''
(Simon
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* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
, 1886) – Chile, Bolivia, Argentina. Introduced to USA (California, Hawaii)
*''
Meriola balcarce''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola barrosi''
( Mello-Leitão, 1951) – Chile, Argentina
*''
Meriola californica''
(Banks, 1904) – USA (Pacific Coast and Baja California),
Mexico
*''
Meriola cetiformis''
(Strand
Strand may refer to:
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*The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a:
** Beach
** Shoreline
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Places Africa
*Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa
* Strand Street, ...
, 1908) – Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
*''
Meriola davidi''
Grismado, 2004 – Argentina
*''
Meriola decepta''
Banks, 1895 (
type) – Eastern to Midwest United States & south to Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
*''
Meriola fasciata''
(Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Brazil, Argentina
*''
Meriola foraminosa''
( Keyserling, 1891) – Venezuela to Chile
*''
Meriola gallina''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
*''
Meriola goloboffi''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola hyltonae''
(Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Brazil, Argentina
*''
Meriola longitarsis
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*'' Meriola arcifera'' (Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
(Simon, 1904) – Chile, Argentina
*''
Meriola manuel''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
*''
Meriola mauryi''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola nague''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
*''
Meriola penai''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile, Argentina
*''
Meriola puyehue''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile, Argentina
*''
Meriola quilicura''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
*''
Meriola rahue''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola ramirezi
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*'' Meriola arcifera'' (Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola tablas''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile, Argentina
*''
Meriola teresita''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola virgata''
(Simon, 1904) – Chile
References
Araneomorphae genera
Taxa named by Nathan Banks
Trachelidae
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