''Aucana'' is a
genus
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of
cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Species
it contains five species, found only in
Chile
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and on
New Caledonia
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:
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Aucana kaala''
Huber, 2000 – New Caledonia
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Aucana paposo''
Huber, 2000 – Chile
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Aucana petorca''
Huber, 2000 – Chile
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Aucana platnicki''
Huber, 2000 (
type
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) – Chile
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Aucana ramirezi''
Huber, 2000 – Chile
See also
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List of Pholcidae species
This page lists all described genera and species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reprod ...
References
Pholcidae genera
Pholcidae
Spiders of Oceania
Spiders of South America
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