''Masteria'' is a
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of
curtain web spiders that was first described by
L. Koch in 1873.
They occur in the tropics of
Central to
South America
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,
Asia
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and
Micronesia
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, with one species found in
Australia
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. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long and females are long. ''M. lewisi'', ''M. barona'', and ''M. downeyi'' are slightly smaller and have only six eyes. Most species in the genus have six eyes, but two (''Masteria caecia'' and ''Masteria pecki'') have no eyes.
Species
it contains 42 species:
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Masteria aguaruna''
Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Peru
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Masteria aimeae''
(Alayón, 1995) – Cuba
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Masteria amarumayu''
Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Brazil
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Masteria angienae
''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...
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Víquez, 2020 — Costa Rica (Cocos Is.)
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Masteria barona''
( Chickering, 1966) – Trinidad
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Masteria boggildi
''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...
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Lissner, 2023 — Central America (presumably Costa Rica). Imported to Denmark
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Masteria caeca
''Masteria'' is a genus of Dipluridae, curtain web spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central America, Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species foun ...
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(Simon
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, 1892) – Philippines
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Masteria cavicola
''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...
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(Simon, 1892) – Philippines
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Masteria chalupas
''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...
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(Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador
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Masteria colombiensis
''Masteria'' is a genus of Dipluridae, curtain web spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central America, Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species foun ...
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Raven
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, 1981 – Colombia
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Masteria downeyi
''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...
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(Chickering, 1966) – Costa Rica, Panama
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Masteria franzi
''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...
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Raven, 1991 – New Caledonia
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Masteria galipote
''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...
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Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Dominican Rep.
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Masteria golovatchi
''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...
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Alayón, 1995 – Cuba
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Masteria guyanensis
''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...
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Almeida, Salvatierra & de Morais, 2018 – Guyana
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Masteria hirsuta''
L. Koch, 1873 (
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) – Fiji, Micronesia
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Masteria jatunsacha''
(Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador
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Masteria kaltenbachi''
Raven, 1991 – New Caledonia
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Masteria lasdamas''
(Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador
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Masteria lewisi''
(Chickering, 1964) – Jamaica
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Masteria luisi
''Masteria'' is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. ''M. petrunkevitchi'' males are long ...
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Rodríguez-Castro, Rodríguez & Delgado-Santa, 2025 - Colombia
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Masteria lucifuga''
(Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
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Masteria macgregori''
(Rainbow, 1898) – New Guinea
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Masteria machay''
(Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador
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Masteria manauara''
Bertani, Cruz & Oliveira, 2013 – Brazil
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Masteria modesta''
(Simon, 1892) – St. Vincent
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Masteria mutum''
Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Brazil
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Masteria otongachi''
(Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador
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Masteria pallida''
( Kulczyński, 1908) – New Guinea
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Masteria papallacta''
(Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador
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Masteria pasochoa''
(Dupérré & Tapia, 2021) — Ecuador
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Masteria pecki''
Gertsch, 1982 – Jamaica
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Masteria petrunkevitchi''
(Chickering, 1964) – Puerto Rico
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Masteria sabrinae''
Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Martinique
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Masteria simla''
(Chickering, 1966) – Trinidad
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Masteria soucouyant''
Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Trinidad and Tobago
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Masteria spinosa''
( Petrunkevitch, 1925) – Panama
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Masteria tayrona''
Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Colombia
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Masteria toddae
''Masteria toddae'' is a species of curtain-web spider in the Dipluridae Family (biology), family. It is endemism, endemic to Australia. It was species description, described in 1979 by Australian arachnology, arachnologist Robert Raven.
Distr ...
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Raven, 1979 – Australia (Queensland)
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Masteria urdujae''
Rasalan & Barrion-Dupo, 2019 – Philippines (Luzon)
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Masteria verdum
''Masteria'' is a genus of Dipluridae, curtain web spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central America, Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species foun ...
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Rodríguez-Castro, Rodríguez & Delgado-Santa, 2025 - Colombia
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Masteria yacambu''
Passanha & Brescovit, 2018 – Venezuela
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q98704
Dipluridae
Mygalomorphae genera