''Popperaneus'' is a small
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 South American
orb-weaver spider
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name ...
s first described by J. Cabra-García and Gustavo Hormiga in 2020.
it contains only two species, both transferred from ''
Wagneria
''Wagneria'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. More junior homonyms exist of ''Wagneria'' than any other animal genus name.
Species
*''Wagneria albifrons'' Kugler, 1977
*''Wagneria alpina'' Villeneuve, 1910
*''Wagneria compressa'' ...
'': ''
P. gavensis'' and ''
P. iguape''.
See also
*
List of Araneidae species: N–Z
References
Further reading
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Araneidae genera
Spiders of South America
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