Metaltella

Metaltella
Female Metaltella simoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Metaltella Mello-Leitão, 1931[1]
Type species
M. iheringi (Keyserling, 1891)
Species
6, see text
Synonyms[1]
Aebutinoides Exlinea

Metaltella is a genus of South American intertidal spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1931.[2] One species, Metaltella simoni, has been introduced to North America.[1]

Species

As of April 2019^[update] it contains six species:[1]

• Metaltella arcoiris (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Chile
• Metaltella iheringi (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Argentina
• Metaltella imitans (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Argentina
• Metaltella rorulenta (Nicolet, 1849) – Peru, Chile, Argentina
• Metaltella simoni (Keyserling, 1878) – Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina. Introduced to USA, Canada
• Metaltella tigrina (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Argentina

References

1. "Gen. Metaltella Mello-Leitão, 1931". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
2. Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1931). "Notas sobre arachnidos argentinos". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 3: 83–97.