''Anisacate'' is a
genus of
South American
tangled nest 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 1941.
Species
it contains four species:
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Anisacate fragile''
Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina
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Anisacate fuegianum
''Anisacate'' is a genus of South American tangled nest 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 ...
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(Simon, 1884) – Chile, Argentina
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Anisacate f. bransfieldi''
(Usher, 1983) – Falkland Is.
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Anisacate tigrinum''
(Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Argentina
References
External links
Amaurobiidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
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