Wirada

Wirada
female W. punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Wirada
Keyserling, 1886
Species

See text.

Diversity
3 species
male W. tovarensis

Wirada is a small dark brown spider genus from South America, with short legs and no colulus (instead it is replaced by two setae). It resembles spiders of the genus Crustulina.

The male of W. punctata has a body length of 1.4 mm, the female 1.5 mm. Both sexes of W. tovarensis are 1 mm long.

Species

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