''Paradiestus'' is a
genus
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of
South America
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n
corinnid sac spiders first described by
Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (July 17, 1886 – December 14, 1948) was a Brazilian zoologist who is considered the founder of Arachnology in South America, publishing 198 papers on the taxonomy of Arachnida. He was also involved with educ ...
in 1915.
It was considered a synonym of ''
Corinna'' from 1925
to 2000.
Species
it contains five species, all found in
Brazil
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Paradiestus aurantiacus
''Paradiestus'' is a genus of South American corinnid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1915. It was considered a synonym of '' Corinna'' from 1925 to 2000.
Species
it contains five species, all found in Brazi ...
''
Mello-Leitão, 1915 (
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) – Brazil
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Paradiestus egregius
''Paradiestus'' is a genus of South American Corinnidae, corinnid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1915. It was considered a synonym of ''Corinna (spider), Corinna'' from 1925 to 2000.
Species
it contains five ...
''
( Simon, 1896) – Brazil
*''
Paradiestus giganteus''
( Karsch, 1880) – Brazil
*''
Paradiestus penicillatus''
(Mello-Leitão, 1939) – Brazil
*''
Paradiestus vitiosus''
( Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil
References
Araneomorphae genera
Corinnidae
Spiders of Brazil
Taxa named by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
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