Acanthoceto
| Acanthoceto | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Anyphaenidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoceto Mello-Leitão, 1944[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. acupicta (Nicolet, 1849) | |
| Species | |
|
7, see text | |
Acanthoceto is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1944.[2]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes seven species:[1]
- Acanthoceto acupicta (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil
- Acanthoceto cinerea (Tullgren, 1901) – Chile, Argentina
- Acanthoceto ladormida Ramírez, 1997 – Chile
- Acanthoceto marina Ramírez, 1997 – Chile
- Acanthoceto pichi Ramírez, 1997 – Chile, Argentina
- Acanthoceto riogrande Ramírez, 1997 – Brazil, Argentina
- Acanthoceto septentrionalis (Berland, 1913) – Colombia, Ecuador
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gen. Mello-Leitão, 1944". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ↑ Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1944). "Arañas de la provincia de Buenos Aires". Revista del Museo de La Plata. New Series, Zool. 3: 311–393.
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