Wirada
Genus of spiders
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Wirada is a genus of comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.[2]
| Wirada | |
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| female W. punctata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Wirada Keyserling, 1886[1] |
| Type species | |
| W. punctata Keyserling, 1886 | |
| Species | |
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6, see text | |
W. tovarensis is 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long. W. punctata males have a body length of 1.4 millimetres (0.055 in), while females have a body length of 1.5 millimetres (0.059 in).[3]
Species
As of June 2020[update] it contains six species, found in South America and Mexico:[1]
- Wirada araucaria Lise, Silva & Bertoncello, 2009 – Brazil
- Wirada mexicana Campuzano & Ibarra-Núñez, 2018 – Mexico
- Wirada punctata Keyserling, 1886 (type) – Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
- Wirada sigillata Lise, Silva & Bertoncello, 2009 – Brazil, Argentina
- Wirada tijuca Levi, 1967 – Brazil
- Wirada tovarensis Simon, 1895 – Venezuela
In synonymy:
- W. rugithorax Simon, 1895 = Wirada punctata Keyserling, 1886