Melychiopharis

Melychiopharis is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[2] As of April 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Brazil.[1]

Melychiopharis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Melychiopharis
Simon, 1895[1]
Type species
M. cynips
Simon, 1895
Species
  • M. bibendum Brescovit, Santos & Leite, 2011 – Brazil
  • M. cynips Simon, 1895 – Brazil

References

  1. "Gen. Melychiopharis Simon, 1895". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  2. Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.


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