''Moreno'' 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 long-spinneret ground spiders that was 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 six species, found only in

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and

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

: *'' Moreno chacabuco'' Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 – Chile *'' Moreno chivato'' Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 – Chile *'' Moreno grande'' Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 – Chile *'' Moreno morenoi'' Mello-Leitão, 1940 (

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) – Argentina *'' Moreno neuquen'' Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 – Argentina *'' Moreno ramirezi'' Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 – Argentina

References

Araneomorphae genera Prodidominae Taxa named by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão {{Gnaphosidae-stub

Species

See also

References