Nerudia

Nerudia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Nerudia
Huber, 2000
Type species
Nerudia atacama
Huber, 2000
Species

11, see text

Nerudia is a genus of South American cellar spiders. It was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000, and named in honour of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. It is only found in Argentina and Chile.

Species

As of May 2023 it contains eleven species:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Huber, B. A. (2000). "New World pholcid spiders (Araneae: Pholcidae): A revision at generic level" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 254: 1–348. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2000)254<0001:NWPSAP>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 83685875.
  2. 1 2 Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2023). "Gen. Nerudia Huber, 2000". World Spider Catalog Version 24. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 31 May 2023.