''Molinaranea'' 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 America
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n
orb-weaver spiders first described by
Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (July 17, 1886 – December 14, 1948) was a Brazilian zoologist who is considered the founder of Arachnology in South America, publishing 198 papers on the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of Arachnida. He was als ...
in 1940.
Species
it contains seven species:
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Molinaranea clymene''
(Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina
*''
Molinaranea fernandez''
Levi
Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ...
, 2001 – Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.)
*''
Molinaranea magellanica''
(Walckenaer, 1847) – Chile, Argentina, Juan Fernandez Is., Falkland Is.
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Molinaranea mammifera''
( Tullgren, 1902) – Chile
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Molinaranea phaethontis''
( Simon, 1896) – Chile, Argentina
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Molinaranea surculorum''
(Simon, 1896) – Chile
*''
Molinaranea vildav''
Levi, 2001 – Chile
References
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
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