''Enacrosoma'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
orb-weaver 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 1932.
Species
it contains six species found from
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
to
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
:
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Enacrosoma anomalum
''Enacrosoma'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1932.
Species
it contains six species found from Mexico to Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the larges ...
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(Taczanowski, 1873) – Colombia, Peru to Brazil, French Guiana
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Enacrosoma decemtuberculatum''
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890) – Guatemala
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Enacrosoma frenca''
Levi, 1996 – Mexico to Panama
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Enacrosoma javium''
Levi, 1996 – Costa Rica, Panama
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Enacrosoma multilobatum''
(Simon, 1897) – Peru
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Enacrosoma quizarra''
Levi, 1996 – Costa Rica
References
Araneidae genera
Spiders of Central America
Spiders of Mexico
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
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