Dipoena santacatarinae
Dipoena santacatarinae is a species of araneomorphae spider in the family Theridiidae.
| Dipoena santacatarinae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Dipoena |
| Species: | D. santacatarinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipoena santacatarinae Levi, 1963 | |
Description
The male holotype measures 1.3 millimetres (0.051 in) and the female paratype 1.7 millimetres (0.067 in).[1]
Etymology
The name of the species comes from the place of its discovery, Santa Catarina.[1]
Distribution
The species is endemic to Brazil. It is found in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.[2]
References
- Levi, 1963 : American spiders of the genera Audifia, Euryopis and Dipoena (Araneae: Theridiidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 129, No. 2, p. 121-185 ()
- Rodrigues, 2013 : Six new species, complementary descriptions and new records from the Neotropical region of the spider genus Dipoena (Araneae: Theridiidae). Zootaxa, No. 3750, p. 1-25
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