Metaltella is a genus of South American intertidal spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1931.[2] One species, Metaltella simoni, has been introduced to North America.[1]

Metaltella
Female Metaltella simoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Metaltella
Mello-Leitão, 1931[1]
Type species
M. iheringi
(Keyserling, 1891)
Species

6, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Aebutinoides
  • Exlinea

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gen. Metaltella Mello-Leitão, 1931". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  2. ^ Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1931). "Notas sobre arachnidos argentinos". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 3: 83–97.