''Jessica'' 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
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
n
anyphaenid sac spiders first described by
Antônio Domingos Brescovit
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...
in 1997.
Species
it contains twelve species:
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Jessica campesina''
(Bauab, 1979) – Brazil
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Jessica eden''
Brescovit, 1999 – Venezuela
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Jessica erythrostoma''
(Mello-Leitão, 1939) – Colombia to Argentina
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Jessica fidelis''
(Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
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Jessica glabra''
(Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
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Jessica itatiaia''
Brescovit, 1999 – Brazil
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Jessica osoriana''
(Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
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Jessica pachecoi''
Brescovit, 1999 – Brazil
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Jessica puava''
Brescovit, 1999 – Brazil
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Jessica rafaeli
Jessica may refer to:
Given name
* Jessica (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name
* Jessica Folcker, a Swedish singer known by the mononym Jessica
* Jessica Jung, a Korean-American singer known by the m ...
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Brescovit, 1999 – Brazil
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Jessica renneri''
Brescovit, 1999 – Brazil
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Jessica sergipana''
Brescovit, 1999 – Brazil
References
Anyphaenidae
Araneomorphae genera
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