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Meriola sp.

Meriola sp.

Family: Trachelidae
Order: Araneae
Class: Arachnida
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Meriola is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895.

Species: it contains twenty-four species, three from the United States and Canada:
  • Meriola arcifera (Simon, 1886) – Chile, Bolivia, Argentina. Introduced to USA (California, Hawaii)
  • Meriola balcarce Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
  • Meriola barrosi (Mello-Leitão, 1951) – Chile, Argentina
  • Meriola californica (Banks, 1904) – USA (Pacific Coast and Baja California), Mexico
  • Meriola cetiformis (Strand, 1908) – Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
  • Meriola davidi Grismado, 2004 – Argentina
  • Meriola decepta Banks, 1895 (type) – Eastern to Midwest United States & south to Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
  • Meriola fasciata (Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Brazil, Argentina
  • Meriola foraminosa (Keyserling, 1891) – Venezuela to Chile
  • Meriola gallina Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
  • Meriola goloboffi Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
  • Meriola hyltonae (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Brazil, Argentina
  • Meriola longitarsis (Simon, 1904) – Chile, Argentina
  • Meriola manuel Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
  • Meriola mauryi Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
  • Meriola nague Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
  • Meriola penai Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile, Argentina
  • Meriola puyehue Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile, Argentina
  • Meriola quilicura Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile
  • Meriola rahue Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
  • Meriola ramirezi Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
  • Meriola tablas Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Chile, Argentina
  • Meriola teresita Platnick & Ewing, 1995 – Argentina
  • Meriola virgata (Simon, 1904) – Chile

Source: Wikipedia, article Meriola sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 16

Foto
Photography ID: 682730
♂  Adult
La Adela
La Pampa
Argentina
04/17/2026
Miguel Angel Barberis
Foto
Photography ID: 584085
 Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
05/07/2024
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 517144
  Adult
Tigre
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/25/2022
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 479330
  Adult
Olivos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/27/2021
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 470696
  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/11/2021
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 468956
  Juvenile
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/18/2021
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 466337
  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/13/2021
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 465163
 Las Varillas
Córdoba
Argentina
10/05/2021
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 464869
  Adult
El Pinar
Canelones
Uruguay
05/01/2016
Mauricio Silvera
Foto
Photography ID: 434835
 Bialet Masse
Córdoba
Argentina
02/06/2021
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 413267
  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/01/2020
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 413266
 Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/01/2020
Néstor Trossero



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Species records

Count: 16



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245973717/04/2026ArgentinaLa PampaRuta 22, estación Ypf (aca), La AdelaMiguel Angel Barberis
203406507/05/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
168510625/11/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto de Frutos, TigreDiego Alfonso Rosa
153534527/12/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle Salta al 2300, OlivosAlec Earnshaw
149302811/11/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
148874518/10/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
148001213/10/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
147324305/10/2021ArgentinaCórdobaLas VarillasHugo Caverzasi
150711006/02/2021ArgentinaCórdobaBialet Masse. Mirador del Lago, Bialet MasseAdrian Braidotti
163809701/10/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Meriola sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.