Passanha, Victor;Brescovit, Antonio D.
Masteria
Sign in to saveMasteria is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. M. petrunkevitchi males are long and females are long. M. lewisi, M. barona, and M. downeyi are slightly smaller and have only six eyes. Most species in the genus have six eyes, but two (Masteria caecia and Masteria pecki) have no eyes.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyDipluridae
Observations recorded427
Masteria es un género de arañas migalomorfas de la familia Dipluridae. Se encuentra en América, Oceanía y sudeste de Asia.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 89
- Family
- Dipluridae
- Collections
- MCZ, CASC, MNRJ
- Recorded in
- Guyana, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Philippines, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dipluridae
- Image
- Masteria.barona.male.eyepattern.svg
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- Masteria
- taxon name
- Masteria
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Masteria
- Commons gallery
- Masteria
- taxon author citation
- L. Koch, 1873
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