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Metaltella sp.

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.





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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 688967
 Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/26/2026
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 620254
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
01/16/2025
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 594462
  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
12/27/2020
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 587932
♂  Adult
Vicente López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/17/2024
Marcos Garberoglio
Foto
Photography ID: 510938
♂  Adult
San Vicente
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/18/2022
Laura Cecilia Tissone
Foto
Photography ID: 495249
♂  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
05/01/2022
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 484991
 Las Varillas
Córdoba
Argentina
03/07/2022
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 479426
  Adult
Olivos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/18/2021
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 479211
  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
02/20/2019
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 472685
  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/17/2021
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 458303
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/07/2021
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Species videos

Last filmings published


Video ID: 4744
  Adult
Villa de Merlo
San Luis
Argentina
03/03/2021
Santos Di Mauro



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Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
247638126/05/2026ArgentinaSanta FeZona centro, CarcarañáAdrian Braidotti
224112516/01/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
204627617/06/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Yrigoyen (Yrigoyen y el Río), Vicente LópezMarcos Garberoglio
201241918/03/2024ArgentinaCórdobaParque Nacional Quebrada del CondoritoMarcos Garberoglio
166225023/10/2022ArgentinaSanta FeCiudad de Santa Fe2Fernanda Macias
165872318/10/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlejandro Korn, San VicenteLaura Cecilia Tissone
158959601/05/2022ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
155509307/03/2022ArgentinaCórdobaLas VarillasHugo Caverzasi
153554418/12/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle Salta al 2300, OlivosAlec Earnshaw
150496517/11/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
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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 24/09/2026.