''Chileuma'' 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
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
an
long-spinneret ground spiders that was first described by
Norman I. Platnick, M. U. Shadab & L. N. Sorkin in 2005.
it contains only three species, found only in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
: ''
C. paposo'', ''
C. renca'', and ''
C. serena''.
See also
*
List of Prodidominae species
References
Araneomorphae genera
Gnaphosidae
Spiders of South America
Endemic fauna of Chile
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