''Xiruana'' 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 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 spelled António (the spelling used in Portugal). He develops academic activities at the 'arthropodae laborat ...

in 1997.

Species

it contains seventeen species: *'' Xiruana affinis'' (Mello-Leitão, 1922) – Brazil *'' Xiruana ajuricaba'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil *'' Xiruana aymara'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Bolivia *'' Xiruana bifida'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil, Paraguay *'' Xiruana cocha'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Peru *'' Xiruana fiebrigi'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Paraguay *'' Xiruana gracilipes'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina *'' Xiruana guaia'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil *'' Xiruana hirsuta'' (Mello-Leitão, 1938) – Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay *'' Xiruana jaboticabal'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil *'' Xiruana lusitania'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil *'' Xiruana minacu'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil *'' Xiruana pocone'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina *'' Xiruana silarae'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil *'' Xiruana tapirape'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil *'' Xiruana tetraseta'' (Mello-Leitão, 1939) – Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay *'' Xiruana tribarrense'' Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil

References

Anyphaenidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of South America Taxa named by Antônio Brescovit {{Anyphaenidae-stub