Alaranea Explained

Alaranea is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.^[1]

Species

it contains four species, all found in Madagascar:^[2]

• Alaranea alba Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
• Alaranea ardua Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
• Alaranea betsileo Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
• Alaranea merina Griswold, 1997 (type) – Madagascar

Notes and References

1. Griswold. C. E.. 1997. The spider family Cyatholipidae in Madagascar (Araneae, Araneoidea).. Journal of Arachnology. 53–83. 25.
2. Gen. Alaranea Griswold, 1997. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-30. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.