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Metaltella sp.

Metaltella sp.

Family: Desidae
Order: Araneae
Class: Arachnida
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Mitre entre Balcarce y Arenales

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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.





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Foto
Photography ID: 440378
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/04/2021
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 414869
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/02/2020
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
139295304/04/2021ArgentinaSanta FeMitre entre Balcarce y Arenales, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
130062502/10/2020ArgentinaSanta FeMitre entre Balcarce y Arenales, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Metaltella sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.