''Enacrosoma'' is a

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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

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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 ...

'' (Taczanowski, 1873) – Colombia, Peru to Brazil, French Guiana *''

Enacrosoma decemtuberculatum ''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: *''Enacrosoma anomalum ''Enacrosoma'' is a genus of orb-weaver spide ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890) – Guatemala *''

Enacrosoma frenca ''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: *''Enacrosoma anomalum'' (Taczanowski, 1873) – Colombia, Peru to Brazi ...

'' Levi, 1996 – Mexico to Panama *''

Enacrosoma javium ''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 ...

'' Levi, 1996 – Costa Rica, Panama *''

Enacrosoma multilobatum ''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: *''Enacrosoma anomalum'' (Taczanowski, 1873) – Colombia, Peru to Brazi ...

'' (Simon, 1897) – Peru *'' 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 {{Araneidae-stub