Metaltella sp.

Family: Desidae
Order: Araneae
Class: Arachnida
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description

Metaltella is a genus of South American intertidal spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1931. One species, Metaltella simoni, has been introduced to North America.

Species: it contains six species:

Metaltella arcoiris (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Chile
Metaltella iheringi (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Argentina
Metaltella imitans (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Argentina
Metaltella rorulenta (Nicolet, 1849) – Peru, Chile, Argentina
Metaltella simoni (Keyserling, 1878) – Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina. Introduced to USA, Canada
Metaltella tigrina (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Argentina

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