''Acanthoceto'' is a
genus
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of
South America
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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 (biology), taxonomy of Arachnida. He was als ...
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 Anyphaenidae, anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1944.
Species
it contains seven species:
*''Acanthoceto acupicta'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, U ...
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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 ...
''
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 ...
''
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 genera
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
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