Mollemeta
Genus of spiders
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Mollemeta is a monotypic genus of long-jawed orb-weavers endemic to Chile.[4] It contains the single species, Mollemeta edwardsi,[1] first described as Landana edwardsi, based on a female found in 1904.[3] The name is a reference to "Molle", the Mapudungun word for "tree", because it builds its vertical orb webs on tree trunks.[4] It is in a clade with Allende, Chrysometa, Dolichognatha, Meta, and Metellina due to several autapomorphies, including the unique shapes of the cymbium, conductor, and embolus.[4]
| Mollemeta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Mollemeta Álvarez-Padilla, 2007[1] |
| Species: | M. edwardsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Mollemeta edwardsi (Simon, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |