''Josa'' 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 South American
anyphaenid sac spiders first described by
Eugen von Keyserling
Eugen von Keyserling (22 March 1833 in Pockroy, Lithuania – 4 April 1889 in Dzierżoniów, Silesia
Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czec ...
in 1891.
It is a
senior synonym
In taxonomy, the scientific classification of living organisms, a synonym is an alternative scientific name for the accepted scientific name of a taxon. The botanical and zoological codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
...
of "Gayenella", "Haptisus", "Olbophthalmus",
and "Pelayo".
Species
it contains fifteen species:
* ''
Josa analis''
(Simon, 1897)—Venezuela
* ''
Josa andesiana''
(Berland, 1913)—Ecuador
* ''
Josa bryantae''
(Caporiacco, 1955)—Venezuela
* ''
Josa calilegua''
Ramírez, 2003—Argentina
* ''
Josa chazaliae''
(Simon, 1897)—Colombia
* ''
Josa gounellei''
(Simon, 1897)—Brazil
* ''
Josa keyserlingi''
(L. Koch, 1866)—Colombia, Brazil
* ''
Josa laeta''
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896)—Costa Rica
* ''
Josa lojensis''
(Berland, 1913)—Ecuador
* ''
Josa lutea''
(Keyserling, 1878)—Colombia, Ecuador
* ''
Josa maura''
(Simon, 1897)—Venezuela
* ''
Josa nigrifrons''
(Simon, 1897)—Mexico to Bolivia
* ''
Josa personata''
(Simon, 1897)—Ecuador
* ''
Josa riveti''
(Berland, 1913)—Ecuador, Bolivia
* ''
Josa simoni''
(Berland, 1913)—Ecuador
References
External links
*
Anyphaenidae genera
Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling
{{Anyphaenidae-stub