Ericaella is a genus of spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae. It was first described in 1994 by Bonaldo. This genus is named after the Brazilian arachnologist Erica Helena Buckup.[2] As of 2017, it contains 4 species.[1]

Ericaella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cheiracanthiidae
Genus: Ericaella
Bonaldo[1]
Type species
Ericaella longipes
Species
  • Ericaella florezi Bonaldo, Brescovit & Rheims, 2005
  • Ericaella kaxinawa Bonaldo, 1997
  • Ericaella longipes (Chickering, 1937)
  • Ericaella samiria Bonaldo, 1994

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ericaella". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. ^ Yuri M. Marusik; Danniella Sherwood (27 June 2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19 (sp1). doi:10.13156/ARAC.2022.19.SP1.150. ISSN 2050-9928. Wikidata Q113667188.