Birabenella Explained

Birabenella is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2010 by Grismado.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species, found in South America:^[2]

• Birabenella argentina (Birabén, 1955) – Argentina
• Birabenella chincha Piacentini, Grismado & Ramírez, 2017 – Peru
• Birabenella elqui Grismado, 2010 – Chile
• Birabenella homonota Grismado, 2010 (type) – Chile
• Birabenella kamanchaca Piacentini, Grismado & Ramírez, 2017 – Chile
• Birabenella pizarroi Grismado, 2010 – Chile
• Birabenella portai Piacentini, Grismado & Ramírez, 2017 – Argentina

Notes and References

1. Grismado . Cristian J. . 2010 . Description of Birabenella, a New Genus of Goblin Spiders from Argentina and Chile (Araneae: Oonopidae) . . 3693 . 1-21 . 10.1206/3693.2.
2. 2022 . Gen. Birabenella Grismado, 2010 . Natural History Museum Bern . 10.24436/2 . 11 September 2022 . World Spider Catalog Version 23.5.