''Meriola'' 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
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...
spiders in the family
Trachelidae
Trachelidae is a family of araneomorph spiders (more recently evolved spiders with inward-pointing chelicerae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a subfamily called "Tracheleae" ("Trachelinae" in modern terminology). The Trachelidae fam ...
, first described by
Nathan Banks
Nathan Banks (April 13, 1868 – January 24, 1953) was an American entomologist noted for his work on Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Hymenoptera, and Acarina (mites). He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA. In 1915 he authored the first comp ...
in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species,
three from the United States and Canada:
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Meriola arcifera
''Meriola arcifera'' is a species of true spider in the family Trachelidae
Trachelidae is a family of araneomorph spiders (more recently evolved spiders with inward-pointing chelicerae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a subfamily ...
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( Simon, 1886) – Chile, Bolivia, Argentina. Introduced to USA (California, Hawaii)
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Meriola balcarce
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola barrosi
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
( Mello-Leitão, 1951) – Chile, Argentina
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Meriola californica
''Meriola californica'' is a species of true spider in the family Trachelidae
Trachelidae is a family of araneomorph spiders (more recently evolved spiders with inward-pointing chelicerae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a subfami ...
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(Banks, 1904) – USA (Pacific Coast and Baja California),
Mexico
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Meriola cetiformis
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
( Strand, 1908) – Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
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Meriola davidi
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
Grismado, 2004 – Argentina
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Meriola decepta
''Meriola decepta'' is a species of true spider in the family Trachelidae. It is found in a range from the United States to Guatemala, Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insu ...
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Banks, 1895 (
type
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) – Eastern to Midwest United States & south to Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
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Meriola fasciata
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*'' Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chil ...
''
(Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Brazil, Argentina
*''
Meriola foraminosa
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
(Keyserling Keyserling is the surname of several members of the noble House of Keyserlingk:
* Alexander Keyserling (1815–1891), Russian geologist, paleontologist, botanist and zoologist
* Eugen von Keyserling (1833–1889), German arachnologist
* Hermann ...
, 1891) – Venezuela to Chile
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Meriola gallina
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
*''
Meriola goloboffi
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola hyltonae
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
(Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Brazil, Argentina
*''
Meriola longitarsis
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
(Simon, 1904) – Chile, Argentina
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Meriola manuel''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
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Meriola mauryi''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
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Meriola nague
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*'' Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chil ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
*''
Meriola penai
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*'' Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chil ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile, Argentina
*''
Meriola puyehue
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*'' Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chil ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile, Argentina
*''
Meriola quilicura
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*'' Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chil ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
*''
Meriola rahue
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*'' Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chil ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola ramirezi
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chile, ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola tablas
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*'' Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chi ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile, Argentina
*''
Meriola teresita
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*'' Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chi ...
''
Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
*''
Meriola virgata
''Meriola'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.
Species
it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
*''Meriola arcifera'' ( Simon, 1886) – Chil ...
''
(Simon, 1904) – Chile
References
Araneomorphae genera
Taxa named by Nathan Banks
Trachelidae
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