''Acanthoceto'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
n
anyphaenid sac spiders first described by
Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (July 17, 1886 – December 14, 1948) was a Brazilian zoologist who is considered the founder of Arachnology in South America, publishing 198 papers on the taxonomy of Arachnida. He was also involved with educ ...
in 1944.
Species
it contains seven species:
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Acanthoceto acupicta
''Acanthoceto'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1944.
Species
it contains seven species:
*'' Acanthoceto acupicta'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Braz ...
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(Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil
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Acanthoceto cinerea
''Acanthoceto'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (July 17, 1886 – December 14, 1948) was a Brazilian zoologist who is considered th ...
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(Tullgren, 1901) – Chile, Argentina
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Acanthoceto ladormida
''Acanthoceto'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1944.
Species
it contains seven species:
*''Acanthoceto acupicta'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazi ...
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Ramírez, 1997 – Chile
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Acanthoceto marina
''Acanthoceto'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1944.
Species
it contains seven species:
*''Acanthoceto acupicta'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazi ...
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Ramírez, 1997 – Chile
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Acanthoceto pichi
''Acanthoceto'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1944.
Species
it contains seven species:
*''Acanthoceto acupicta'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazi ...
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Ramírez, 1997 – Chile, Argentina
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Acanthoceto riogrande
''Acanthoceto'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1944.
Species
it contains seven species:
*''Acanthoceto acupicta'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazi ...
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Ramírez, 1997 – Brazil, Argentina
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Acanthoceto septentrionalis
''Acanthoceto'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1944.
Species
it contains seven species:
*''Acanthoceto acupicta'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazi ...
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(Berland, 1913) – Colombia, Ecuador
References
Anyphaenidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
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