Gayenna Explained

Gayenna is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by H. Nicolet in 1849.^[1]

Species

it contains ten species:^[2]

• Gayenna americana Nicolet, 1849 – Chile, Argentina
• Gayenna brasiliensis Roewer, 1951 – Brazil
• Gayenna chrysophila Mello-Leitão, 1926 – Brazil
• Gayenna furcata (Keyserling, 1879) – Peru
• Gayenna ignava Banks, 1898 – Mexico
• Gayenna moreirae (Mello-Leitão, 1915) – Brazil
• Gayenna orizaba Banks, 1898 – Mexico
• Gayenna sigillum Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina
• Gayenna trivittata (Bertkau, 1880) – Brazil
• Gayenna vittata (Keyserling, 1881) – Peru

Notes and References

1. Book: Nicolet, H.. 1849. Aracnidos.
2. Web site: Gen. Gayenna Nicolet, 1849. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-10. Natural History Museum Bern.