''Pomboa'' is a
genus
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of
Colombia
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cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000, and named in honour of Colombian poet
Rafael Pombo
José Rafael de Pombo y Rebolledo (November 7, 1833 – May 5, 1912) was a Colombian poet born in Bogotá. Trained as a mathematician and an engineer in a military school, Rafael Pombo served in the army and he traveled to the United States of Ame ...
.
Species
it contains four species, found only in
Colombia
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Pomboa cali
''Pomboa'' is a genus of Colombian Pholcidae, cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000, and named in honour of Colombian poet Rafael Pombo.
Species
it contains four species, found only in Colombia:
*''Pomboa cali'' Huber, 2 ...
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Huber, 2000 – Colombia
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Pomboa pallida
''Pomboa'' is a genus of Colombian cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000, and named in honour of Colombian poet Rafael Pombo.
Species
it contains four species, found only in Colombia:
*''Pomboa cali'' Huber, 2000 – Co ...
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Huber, 2000 – Colombia
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Pomboa quimbaya
''Pomboa'' is a genus of Colombian cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000, and named in honour of Colombian poet Rafael Pombo.
Species
it contains four species, found only in Colombia:
*''Pomboa cali'' Huber, 2000 – Co ...
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Valdez-Mondragón, 2012 – Colombia
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Pomboa quindio
''Pomboa'' is a genus of Colombian cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000, and named in honour of Colombian poet Rafael Pombo.
Species
it contains four species, found only in Colombia:
*''Pomboa cali'' Huber, 2000 – Co ...
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Huber, 2000 (
type) – Colombia
See also
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List of Pholcidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Pholcidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1820 species in 94 genera:
A ''Aetana''
''Aetana'' Huber, 2005
* '' Aetana abadae'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines
* '' Aetana baga ...
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List of organisms named after famous people (born 1800–1899)
In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person. A taxon (e.g. species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is an eponym, eponymous taxon, and names specifically honoring a person or pers ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Pholcidae
Spiders of South America
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