Micrepeira Explained

Micrepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by E. Schenkel in 1953.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species:^[2]

• Micrepeira albomaculata Schenkel, 1953 – Venezuela
• Micrepeira fowleri Levi, 1995 – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
• Micrepeira hoeferi Levi, 1995 – Peru, Brazil, French Guiana
• Micrepeira pachitea Levi, 1995 – Peru
• Micrepeira smithae Levi, 1995 – Suriname
• Micrepeira tubulofaciens (Hingston, 1932) – Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana
• Micrepeira velso Levi, 1995 – Costa Rica

Notes and References

1. Schenkel. E.. 1953. Bericht über einige Spinnentiere aus Venezuela.. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel. 1–57. 64.
2. Web site: Gen. Micrepeira Schenkel, 1953. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-14. Natural History Museum Bern.