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Metaltella
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Metaltella

Metaltella is a genus of South American intertidal spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1931. One species, Metaltella simoni, has been introduced to North America.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

South American Toothed Hacklemesh Weaver

speciesMetaltella simoni

Metaltella rorulenta

speciesMetaltella rorulenta

Metaltella arcoiris

speciesMetaltella arcoiris

Metaltella iheringi

speciesMetaltella iheringi

Metaltella imitans

speciesMetaltella imitans

Metaltella tigrina

speciesMetaltella tigrina

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 172541.