Anapisona Explained

Anapisona is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Willis J. Gertsch in 1941.^[1]

Species

it contains thirteen species, found from Mexico to Brazil:^[2]

• Anapisona aragua Platnick & Shadab, 1979 – Colombia, Venezuela
• Anapisona ashmolei Platnick & Shadab, 1979 – Ecuador
• Anapisona bolivari Georgescu, 1987 – Venezuela
• Anapisona bordeaux Platnick & Shadab, 1979 – Virgin Is., Brazil
• Anapisona furtiva Gertsch, 1941 – Panama
• Anapisona guerrai Müller, 1987 – Colombia
• Anapisona hamigera (Simon, 1898) – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, St. Vincent
• Anapisona kartabo Forster, 1958 – Guyana
• Anapisona kethleyi Platnick & Shadab, 1979 – Mexico, Costa Rica
• Anapisona pecki Platnick & Shadab, 1979 – Ecuador
• Anapisona platnicki Brignoli, 1981 – Brazil
• Anapisona schuhi Platnick & Shadab, 1979 – Brazil
• Anapisona simoni Gertsch, 1941 – Panama

Notes and References

1. Gertsch. W. J.. 1941. Report on some arachnids from Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone.. American Museum Novitates. 1–14. 1146.
2. Web site: Gen. Anapisona Gertsch, 1941. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-08. Natural History Museum Bern.