''Molinaranea magellanica'' is a species of
orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae) endemic to
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
,
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, the
Juan Fernández Islands
The Juan Fernández Islands ( es, Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic i ...
and the
Falkland Islands
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.
[ It is also known as the Falklands green spider.]
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1847 by Charles Athanase Walckenaer as ''Epeira magellanica''. It has been described under a large number of synonyms in nine genera. Nine names used by Hercule Nicolet in 1849, including ''Epeira cinaberina'', are now considered to be synonyms.[
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References
Araneidae
Spiders of South America
Spiders described in 1847
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