Metaltella Explained

Metaltella is a genus of South American intertidal spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1931.^[1] One species, Metaltella simoni, has been introduced to North America.

Species

it contains six species:^[2]

• Metaltella arcoiris (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Chile
• Metaltella iheringi (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Argentina
• Metaltella imitans (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Argentina
• Metaltella rorulenta (Nicolet, 1849) – Peru, Chile, Argentina
• Metaltella simoni (Keyserling, 1878) – Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina. Introduced to USA, Canada
• Metaltella tigrina (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Argentina

Notes and References

1. Mello-Leitão. C. F. de. 1931. Notas sobre arachnidos argentinos.. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 83–97. 3.
2. Web site: Gen. Metaltella Mello-Leitão, 1931. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-08. Natural History Museum Bern.