Neoporteria (spider)

Neoporteria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Macrobunidae
Genus: Neoporteria
Mello-Leitão, 1943[1]
Type species
N. pracellans Mello-Leitão, 1943
Species
  • N. annulata Roth, 1967
  • N. pracellans Mello-Leitão, 1943

Neoporteria is a genus of South American spiders in the family Macrobunidae first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1943.[2] Both described species are endemic to Chile.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[1]

  • Neoporteria annulata Roth, 1967 – Chile
  • Neoporteria pracellans Mello-Leitão, 1943 – Chile (type species)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gen. Neoporteria Mello-Leitão, 1943". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  2. ^ Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1943). "Aracnidos de Maullin". Revista Chilena de Historia Natural. 45: 136–143.
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