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| Nerudia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Nerudia Huber, 2000 |
| Type species | |
| Nerudia atacama Huber, 2000
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| Species | |
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11, see text | |
Nerudia is a genus of South American cellar spiders. It was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000,[1] and named in honour of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. It is only found in Argentina and Chile.[2]
As of May 2023[update] it contains eleven species:[2]