Nerudia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Pholcidae |
Genus: | Nerudia Huber, 2000 |
Type species | |
Nerudia atacama Huber, 2000 | |
Species | |
11, see text |
Nerudia is a genus of South American cellar spiders. It was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000, [1] and named in honour of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. It is only found in Argentina and Chile. [2]
As of May 2023 [update] it contains eleven species: [2]
The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders. The family contains more than 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spider, gyrating spider, long daddy, and skull spider. The family, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850, is divided into 94 genera.
Waunana is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Aucana is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Aymaria is a genus of South American cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Chibchea is a genus of South American cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Chisosa is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000. As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found in Aruba, the United States, Mexico, and on the Lesser Antilles: C. baja, C. caquetio, and C. diluta.
Enetea is a monotypic genus of Bolivian cellar spiders containing the single species, Enetea apatellata. It was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000, and is only found in Bolivia.
Guaranita is a genus of South American cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Ixchela is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Kambiwa is a genus of Brazilian cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000. As of June 2019 it contains only two species, found only in Brazil: K. anomala and K. neotropica.
Otavaloa is a genus of South American cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Papiamenta is a genus of Caribbean cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000. As of June 2019 it contains only two species, found only on Curaçao: P. levii and P. savonet.
Pisaboa is a genus of South American cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Pomboa is a genus of Colombian cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000, and named in honour of Colombian poet Rafael Pombo.
Priscula is a genus of South American cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.
Tainonia is a genus of Caribbean cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Tolteca is a genus of Mexican cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000. As of June 2019 it contains only two species, found only in Mexico: T. hesperia and T. jalisco.
Tupigea is a genus of Brazilian cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Galapa is a genus of Ecuadorian cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000. As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found only on the Galápagos Islands: G. baerti, G. bella, and G. floreana.
Nipisa is a genus of southeast Asian cellar spiders erected in 2018 after a molecular phylogenetic study of Pholcidae. It consists of ten Calapnita species, previously the phyllicola group of Pholcidae, now elevated to genus rank. They are pale whitish in color, with a cylindrical abdomen and relatively long legs. The name is derived from the Malay "nipis", meaning "thin", in reference to the long, thin abdomen.