Leviana
Genus of spiders
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Leviana is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.[2]
| Leviana | |
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| female L. folium | |
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| male L. dimidiata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Leviana Framenau & Kuntner, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| Epeira dimidiata L. Koch, 1871 | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Distribution
Etymology
The genus name "honours the late Herbert Levi (1921–2014) for his contribution to araneid taxonomy and systematics".[1]
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes five species:[2]
- Leviana cincinnata Framenau & Kuntner, 2022 – Australia (Queensland)
- Leviana dimidiata (L. Koch, 1871) – Australia (Queensland to Victoria) (type species)
- Leviana folium Framenau & Kuntner, 2022 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
- Leviana minima Framenau & Kuntner, 2022 – Australia (Queensland)
- Leviana mulieraria (Keyserling, 1887) – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)
