Fernandezina Explained

Fernandezina is a genus of South American palp-footed spiders that was first described by M. Birabén in 1951.^[1]

Species

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

• Fernandezina acuta Platnick, 1975 – Brazil
• Fernandezina andersoni Cala-Riquelme & Agnarsson, 2018 – Colombia
• Fernandezina dasilvai Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999 – Brazil
• Fernandezina divisa Platnick, 1975 – Brazil
• Fernandezina eduardoi Cala-Riquelme, Quijano-Cuervo & Sabogal-Gonzáles, 2018 – Colombia
• Fernandezina grismadoi Martínez & Gutierrez, 2021 – Colombia
• Fernandezina ilheus Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999 – Brazil
• Fernandezina jurubatiba Castro, Baptista, Grismado & Ramírez, 2015 – Brazil
• Fernandezina maldonado Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999 – Peru
• Fernandezina nica Ott & Ott, 2014 – Brazil
• Fernandezina pelta Platnick, 1975 – Brazil
• Fernandezina pulchra Birabén, 1951 (type) – Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina
• Fernandezina saira Buckup & Ott, 2004 – Brazil
• Fernandezina takutu Grismado, 2002 – Guyana
• Fernandezina tijuca Ramírez & Grismado, 1996 – Brazil

See also

• List of Palpimanidae species

Notes and References

1. Birabén. M.. 1951. Fernandezina, nuevo género de Palpimanidae (Araneae). Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 545–549. 12.
2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian. 2021. Gen. Fernandezina Birabén, 1951. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. World Spider Catalog Version 22.0. 2021-07-10.