Nungara

Nungara
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus:
Rheims[1]{[2]
Type species
Nungara niveomaculata
Species
  • Nungara anama Pinto & Rheims, 2016 – Brazil
  • Nungara cayana (Taczanowski, 1872) – Brazil, French Guiana
  • Nungara gaturama Pinto & Rheims, 2016 – Brazil
  • Nungara niveomaculata (Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Ecuador, Brazil

Nungara is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae. It was first described in 2016 by Pinto & Rheims. As of 2020, it contains four species from Ecuador, French Guiana and Brazil.[1] [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Pinto, E.C.; Rheims, C.A. (2016). "A new genus of Neotropical spiders of the family Sparassidae (Arachnida: Araneae)". Zoologia (Curitiba). 33 (6): e20160160. doi:10.1590/S1984-4689zool-20160160.
  2. ^ a b "Sparassidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.