''Tafana'' 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
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
n
anyphaenid sac spiders first described by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4 ...
in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
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Tafana arawak
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
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Tafana chimire
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*''Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Bre ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
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Tafana huatanay
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*''Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*''Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Bres ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
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Tafana humahuaca
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Argentina
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Tafana kunturmarqa
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*''Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Bre ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Colombia
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Tafana maracay
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*''
Tafana nevada
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Colombia, Venezuela
*''
Tafana oliviae
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Argentina
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Tafana orinoco
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*''
Tafana pastaza
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Ecuador
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Tafana pitieri
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
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de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*''
Tafana quelchi
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
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(Pocock, 1895) – Venezuela, Guayana, Brazil
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Tafana riveti
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
''
Simon, 1903 – Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
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Tafana ruizi
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
''
de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Colombia
*''
Tafana silhavyi
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also ...
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(Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela
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Tafana straminea
''Tafana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
*'' Tafana arawak'' de Oliveira & Brescovit, 2021 – Venezuela
*'' Tafana chimire'' de Oliveira & Br ...
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(L. Koch, 1866) – Colombia, Ecuador
References
Anyphaenidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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