Hibana is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Antônio Brescovit in 1991.[2] It is found from the United States to Brazil, including the West Indies. It includes North America's yellow ghost spider, formerly categorized as Aysha velox.[1]

Hibana
H. incursa
H. gracilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anyphaenidae
Genus: Hibana
Brescovit, 1991[1]
Type species
H. gracilis
(Hentz, 1847)
Species

18, see text

Species

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As of April 2019 it contains eighteen species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Hibana Brescovit, 1991". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  2. ^ Brescovit, A. D. (1991). "Hibana, novo gênero de aranhas da família Anyphaenidae (Arachnida, Araneae)". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 35: 729–744.
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