''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 ...
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
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''
(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''
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''
Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
*''
Xiruana hirsuta
''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, 1938) – Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay
*''
Xiruana jaboticabal''
Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
*''
Xiruana lusitania
''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 ...
''
Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
*''
Xiruana minacu
''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 ...
''
Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
*''
Xiruana pocone
''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 ...
''
Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
*''
Xiruana silarae
''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 ...
''
Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
*''
Xiruana tapirape
''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 ...
''
Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
*''
Xiruana tetraseta
''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, 1939) – Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay
*''
Xiruana tribarrense
''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 ...
''
Oliveira & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
References
Anyphaenidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Antônio Brescovit
{{Anyphaenidae-stub