''Mecolaesthus'' 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
cellar spiders that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.
Species
it contains forty species, found in South America,
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
, on
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...
, and
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
:
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Mecolaesthus alegria''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus anzu''
Huber, 2023 – Ecuador
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Mecolaesthus arepa''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus arima''
Huber, 2000 – Trinidad
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Mecolaesthus azulita''
Huber, 2000 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus bienmesabe''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus cachapa''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus chicha''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus chuwitayo''
Huber, 2023 – Ecuador
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Mecolaesthus cordiformis''
(González-Sponga, 2009) – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus cornutus''
Huber, 2000 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus discrepantis''
(González-Sponga, 2003) – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus fallax''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus grandis''
(González-Sponga, 2009) – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus graphorn''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus guasacaca''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus hoti''
Huber, 2000 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus lechosa''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus lemniscatus''
(Simon, 1894) – St. Vincent
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Mecolaesthus limon''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus longipes''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus longissimus''
Simon, 1893 (
type) – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus misahualli''
Huber, 2023 – Ecuador
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Mecolaesthus mucuy''
Huber, 2000 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus multidenticulatus''
(González-Sponga, 2003) – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus nigrifrons''
(Simon, 1894) – St. Vincent
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Mecolaesthus niquitanus''
(González-Sponga, 2011) – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus parchita''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus peckorum''
Huber, 2000 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus piedras''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus puntiagudus''
(González-Sponga, 2003) – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus pusillus''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus putumayo''
Huber, 2000 – Colombia
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Mecolaesthus quasimodo''
Huber, 2023 – Ecuador
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Mecolaesthus tabay''
Huber, 2000 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus taino''
Huber, 2000 – Guadeloupe, Dominica
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Mecolaesthus trampa''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus tuberculosus''
(González-Sponga, 2009) – Venezuela
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Mecolaesthus yawaperi''
Huber, 2000 – Brazil
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Mecolaesthus yerbatero''
Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
See also
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List of Pholcidae species
This page lists all described genera and species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reprod ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Pholcidae
Spiders of South America
Spiders of the Caribbean
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