Siwa (spider)

Siwa
S. dufouri in Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Siwa
Grasshoff, 1970[1]
Type species
S. atomaria (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876)
Species
  • S. atomaria (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876)
  • S. dufouri (Simon, 1874)

Siwa is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Manfred Grasshoff in 1970.[2][1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gen. Grasshoff, 1970". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  2. ^ Grasshoff, M. (1970). "Die Tribus Mangorini. II. Die neuen Gattungen Siwa, Paralarinia, Faradja, Mahembea und Lariniaria (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae-Araneinae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 51: 409–423.