Masteria is a
genus of
curtain web spiders that was first described by
L. Koch in 1873.[4] They occur in the tropics of
Central to
South America,
Asia and
Micronesia, with one species found in
Australia. M. petrunkevitchi males are 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long and females are 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long. M. lewisi, M. barona, and M. downeyi are slightly smaller and have only six eyes.[5][6]
Species
Eye Patterns
Eye pattern of M. barona
Eye pattern of M. downeyi
Eye pattern of M. lewisi
Eye pattern of M. petrunkevitchi
Eye pattern of M. simla
As of September 2021[update] it contains 39 species:[1]
^
abRaven, R. J. (1979). "Systematics of the mygalomorph spider genus Masteria (Masteriinae: Dipluridae: Arachnida)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 27 (4): 624.
doi:
10.1071/zo9790623.
^Raven, R. J. (2000). "Taxonomica Araneae I: Barychelidae, Theraphosidae, Nemesiidae and Dipluridae (Araneae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 45: 573.
Masteria is a
genus of
curtain web spiders that was first described by
L. Koch in 1873.[4] They occur in the tropics of
Central to
South America,
Asia and
Micronesia, with one species found in
Australia. M. petrunkevitchi males are 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long and females are 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long. M. lewisi, M. barona, and M. downeyi are slightly smaller and have only six eyes.[5][6]
Species
Eye Patterns
Eye pattern of M. barona
Eye pattern of M. downeyi
Eye pattern of M. lewisi
Eye pattern of M. petrunkevitchi
Eye pattern of M. simla
As of September 2021[update] it contains 39 species:[1]
^
abRaven, R. J. (1979). "Systematics of the mygalomorph spider genus Masteria (Masteriinae: Dipluridae: Arachnida)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 27 (4): 624.
doi:
10.1071/zo9790623.
^Raven, R. J. (2000). "Taxonomica Araneae I: Barychelidae, Theraphosidae, Nemesiidae and Dipluridae (Araneae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 45: 573.