Wirada
Genus of spiders
title: "Wirada" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["theridiidae-genera", "spiders-of-south-america", "taxa-named-by-eugen-von-keyserling", "theridiidae"] description: "Genus of spiders" topic_path: "general/theridiidae-genera" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirada" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of spiders ::
| taxon = Wirada | image = Wirada.punctata.female.svg | image_caption = female W. punctata | authority = Keyserling, 1886 | type_species = W. punctata | type_species_authority = Keyserling, 1886 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 6, see text
Wirada is a genus of comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.
W. tovarensis is 1 mm long. W. punctata males have a body length of 1.4 mm, while females have a body length of 1.5 mm.
Species
it contains six species, found in South America and Mexico:
- Wirada araucaria Lise, Silva & Bertoncello, 2009 – Brazil
- Wirada mexicana Campuzano & Ibarra-Núñez, 2018 – Mexico
- Wirada punctata Keyserling, 1886 (type) – Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
- Wirada sigillata Lise, Silva & Bertoncello, 2009 – Brazil, Argentina
- Wirada tijuca Levi, 1967 – Brazil
- Wirada tovarensis Simon, 1895 – Venezuela
In synonymy:
- W. rugithorax Simon, 1895 = Wirada punctata Keyserling, 1886
References
References
- Keyserling, E.. (1886). "Die Spinnen Amerikas. Theridiidae". Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg.
- Levi, H. W.. (1963). "The spider genera ''Cerocida'', ''Hetschkia'', ''Wirada'' and ''Craspedisia'' (Araneae: Theridiidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology.
- (2020). "Gen. Wirada Keyserling, 1886". Natural History Museum Bern.
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