Canaima (spider) explained

Canaima is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.^[1]

Species

it contains eight species, found in Venezuela and Trinidad:^[2]

• Canaima arima (Gertsch, 1982) (type) – Trinidad
• Canaima avila Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
• Canaima guaquira Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
• Canaima guaraque Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
• Canaima loca Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
• Canaima merida Huber, 2000 – Venezuela
• Canaima perlonga Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
• Canaima zerpa Huber, 2020 – Venezuela

See also

• List of Pholcidae species

Notes and References

1. Huber. B. A.. 2000. New World pholcid spiders (Araneae: Pholcidae): A revision at generic level. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 1–348. 254.
2. 2022 . Gen. Canaima Huber, 2000 . Natural History Museum Bern . 10.24436/2 . 11 September 2022 . World Spider Catalog Version 23.5.