''Symposia'' is a
genus
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of
South America
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n
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
Cybaeidae
Cybaeidae is a family of spiders first described by Nathan Banks in 1892. The diving bell spider or water spider ''Argyroneta aquatica'' was previously included in this family, but is now in the family Dictynidae.
Genera
, the World Spider Cat ...
, and was 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 1898.
Species
it contains six species in
Venezuela
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and
Colombia
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:
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Symposia bifurca''
Roth, 1967 – Venezuela
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Symposia columbiana''
Müller & Heimer, 1988 – Colombia
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Symposia dubiosa''
Roth, 1967 – Venezuela
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Symposia sexoculata''
Roth, 1967 – Venezuela
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Symposia silvicola''
Simon, 1898 (
type) – Venezuela
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Symposia umbrosa''
Simon, 1898 – Venezuela
References
External links
Araneomorphae genera
Cybaeidae
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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