Melpomene (spider)

For other uses, see Melpomene (disambiguation).
Melpomene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Melpomene
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]

Ritalena Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941

Melpomene is a genus of spider in the family Agelenidae. Adults range from 7.0 to 8.5 mm in length. Melpomene species range from southwestern U.S. (southern Arizona to western Texas) to Panama. Roth and Brame (1972) noted that, with many undescribed species, the genus appears to be a catchall or "wastebasket taxon" for several unrelated species that may represent several genera.[2]

Species

As of October 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

  • Melpomene bicavata (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902) — Mexico
  • Melpomene bipunctata (Roth, 1967) — Trinidad
  • Melpomene chiricana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 — Panama
  • Melpomene coahuilana (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) — Mexico
  • Melpomene elegans O. P.-Cambridge, 1898 — Mexico
  • Melpomene panamana (Petrunkevitch, 1925) — Panama
  • Melpomene penetralis (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902) — Costa Rica
  • Melpomene plesia Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 — Panama
  • Melpomene quadrata (Kraus, 1955) — El Salvador
  • Melpomene rita (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) — USA
  • Melpomene singula (Gertsch & Ivie, 1936) — Mexico
  • Melpomene transversa (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902) — Mexico

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Melpomene O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  2. ↑ Roth, V. D., & Brame, P. L. (1972). "Nearctic genera of the spider family Agelenidae (Arachnida, Araneida)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2505): 1–51.


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