''Gnolus'' is a

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of South American orb-weaver spiders that was first described by

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in 1993, but moved back to orb-weaver family in 2012.

Species

it contains six species, found in

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and

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Gnolus angulifrons ''Gnolus'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1879. Originally placed with the orb-weaving spiders, it was transferred to the pirate spiders in 1993, but moved back to orb-weaver fa ...

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Gnolus blinkeni ''Gnolus'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1879. Originally placed with the orb-weaving spiders, it was transferred to the pirate spiders in 1993, but moved back to orb-weaver fa ...

'' Platnick & Shadab, 1993 – Chile, Argentina *''

Gnolus cordiformis ''Gnolus'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1879. Originally placed with the orb-weaving spiders, it was transferred to the pirate spiders in 1993, but moved back to orb-weaver fa ...

'' (Nicolet, 1849) (

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Gnolus limbatus ''Gnolus'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1879. Originally placed with the orb-weaving spiders, it was transferred to the pirate spiders in 1993, but moved back to orb-weaver fa ...

'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile *'' Gnolus spiculator'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina *'' Gnolus zonulatus'' Tullgren, 1902 – Chile, Argentina In synonymy: *''G. affinis'' Tullgren, 1902 = ''Gnolus cordiformis'' (Nicolet, 1849)

References

Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of South America {{Araneidae-stub

Species

See also

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