Ypypuera

Ypypuera is a genus of South American tree trunk spiders that was first described by C. A. Rheims & A. D. Brescovit in 2004.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only three species: Y. crucifera, Y. esquisita, and Y. vittata.[1]

Ypypuera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hersiliidae
Genus: Ypypuera
Rheims & Brescovit, 2004[1]
Type species
Y. crucifera
(Vellard, 1924)
Species
  • Y. crucifera (Vellard, 1924) – Venezuela to Argentina
  • Y. esquisita Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 – Ecuador
  • Y. vittata (Simon, 1887) – Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Suriname

References
  1. Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Ypypuera Rheims & Brescovit, 2004". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  2. Rheims, C. A.; Brescovit, A. D. (2004). "Revision and cladistic analysis of the spider family Hersiliidae (Arachnida, Araneae) with emphasis on Neotropical and Nearctic species". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 35 (2): 189–239. doi:10.1163/187631204788912355.


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