''Xiruana'' 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 ...

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n anyphaenid sac spiders first described by

Antônio Brescovit Antônio Domingos Brescovit (born 1959) is a Brazilian arachnologist. His first name, Antônio (the spelling used in Brazil) may also be spelt António (the spelling used in Portugal). He develops academic activities at the 'arthropodae laboratori ...

in 1997.

Species

it contains seventeen species: *''

Xiruana affinis ''Xiruana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Antônio Brescovit in 1997. Species it contains seventeen species: *'' Xiruana affinis'' (Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil *'' Xiruana ajuricaba'' Oliveira & Bre ...

'' (Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil *'' Xiruana ajuricaba'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil *''

Xiruana aymara ''Xiruana'' is a genus of South American Anyphaenidae, anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Antônio Brescovit in 1997. Species it contains seventeen species: *''Xiruana affinis'' (Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil *''Xiruana ajuricaba'' Oli ...

'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Bolivia *'' Xiruana bifida'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil, Paraguay *''

Xiruana cocha ''Xiruana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Antônio Brescovit in 1997. Species it contains seventeen species: *''Xiruana affinis'' (Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil *'' Xiruana ajuricaba'' Oliveira & Bres ...

'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Peru *'' Xiruana fiebrigi'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Paraguay *''

Xiruana gracilipes ''Xiruana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Antônio Brescovit in 1997. Species it contains seventeen species: *'' Xiruana affinis'' (Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil *'' Xiruana ajuricaba'' Oliveira & Bre ...

'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina *''

Xiruana guaia ''Xiruana'' is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Antônio Brescovit in 1997. Species it contains seventeen species: *'' Xiruana affinis'' (Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil *'' Xiruana ajuricaba'' Oliveira & Bre ...