Moreno (spider) explained

Moreno is a genus of South American long-spinneret ground spiders that was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1940.^[1]

Species

it contains six species, found only in Argentina and Chile:^[2]

• Moreno chacabuco Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 – Chile
• Moreno chivato Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 – Chile
• Moreno grande Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 – Chile
• Moreno morenoi Mello-Leitão, 1940 (type) – Argentina
• Moreno neuquen Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 – Argentina
• Moreno ramirezi Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 – Argentina

See also

• List of Prodidominae species

Notes and References

1. Mello-Leitão . C. F. de . 1940 . Arañas de la provincia de Buenos Aires y de las gobernaciones de La Pampa, Neuquén, Río Negro y Chubut. . Revista del Museo de La Plata . 3–62 . 2 . New Series . Sección Zoología . Cândido_Firmino_de_Mello-Leitão.
2. Web site: Gen. Moreno Mello-Leitão, 1940. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.