Melpomene (spider)
For other uses, see Melpomene (disambiguation).
| Melpomene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Melpomene O. P-Cambridge, 1898 |
| Diversity | |
| 12 species | |
Melpomene is a genus of spider in the family Agelenidae. Adults range from 7.0 to 8.5 mm in length. Melpomene species range from southwestern U.S. (southern Arizona to western Texas) to Panama. Roth and Brame (1972) noted that, with many undescribed species, the genus appears to be a catchall or "wastebasket taxon" for several unrelated species that may represent several genera.[1]
Species
- Melpomene bicavata (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902) — Mexico
- Melpomene bipunctata (Roth, 1967) — Trinidad
- Melpomene chiricana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 — Panama
- Melpomene coahuilana (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) — Mexico
- Melpomene elegans O. P.-Cambridge, 1898 — Mexico
- Melpomene panamana (Petrunkevitch, 1925) — Panama
- Melpomene penetralis (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902) — Costa Rica
- Melpomene plesia Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 — Panama
- Melpomene quadrata (Kraus, 1955) — El Salvador
- Melpomene rita (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) — USA
- Melpomene singula (Gertsch & Ivie, 1936) — Mexico
- Melpomene transversa (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902) — Mexico
References
- ↑ Roth, V. D., & Brame, P. L. (1972). "Nearctic genera of the spider family Agelenidae (Arachnida, Araneida)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2505): 1–51.
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