Macrobunus Explained

Macrobunus is a genus of tangled nest spiders first described by Albert Tullgren in 1901.^[1]

Species

it contains five species:^[2]

• Macrobunus backhauseni (Simon, 1896) – Chile, Argentina
• Macrobunus caffer (Simon, 1898) – South Africa
• Macrobunus chilensis (Simon, 1889) – Chile
• Macrobunus madrynensis (Tullgren, 1901) – Argentina
• Macrobunus multidentatus (Tullgren, 1902) – Chile

Notes and References

1. Book: Tullgren, A.. Contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of the Magellan Territories.. 1901.
2. Web site: Gen. Macrobunus Tullgren, 1901. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-08. Natural History Museum Bern.