''Yacolla'' 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
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n
tangled nest spiders containing the single species, ''Yacolla pikelinae''. It was first described by
Pekka T. Lehtinen
Pekka T. Lehtinen (born 1934) is a Finnish arachnologist and taxonomist. He is known for his works in systematics and for the many expeditions in which he has participated.
Biography
Lehtinen was born on 5 April 1934 in a small village, Pargas, ...
in 1967,
and has only been found in
Brazil
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.
References
Amaurobiidae
Monotypic Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Brazil
Endemic spiders of Brazil
Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen
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