Leviana

Leviana
female L. folium
male L. dimidiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Leviana
Framenau & Kuntner, 2022[1]
Type species
Epeira dimidiata
L. Koch, 1871
Species

5, see text

Leviana is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.[2]

Distribution

Leviana is distributed across Australia.[2]

Etymology

The genus name "honours the late Herbert Levi (1921–2014) for his contribution to araneid taxonomy and systematics".[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes five species:[2]

  • Leviana cincinnata Framenau & Kuntner, 2022 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Leviana dimidiata (L. Koch, 1871) – Australia (Queensland to Victoria) (type species)
  • Leviana folium Framenau & Kuntner, 2022 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
  • Leviana minima Framenau & Kuntner, 2022 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Leviana mulieraria (Keyserling, 1887) – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)

References

  1. ^ a b Framenau, V. W.; Kuntner, M. (2022). "The new Australian leaf-curling orb-weaving spider genus Leviana (Araneae, Araneidae)". Evolutionary Systematics. 6: 103–133. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.6.83573. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Leviana Framenau & Kuntner, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-24.


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