Leviana is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.[2]
| Leviana | |
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| female L. folium | |
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| 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 | |
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Distribution
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Etymology
editThe genus name "honours the late Herbert Levi (1921–2014) for his contribution to araneid taxonomy and systematics".[1]
Species
editAs of October 2025[update], 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
edit- 1 2 Framenau, V. W.; Kuntner, M. (2022). "The new Australian leaf-curling orb-weaving spider genus Leviana (Araneae, Araneidae)". Evolutionary Systematics. 6: 103–133. Bibcode:2022EvSys...6..103F. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.6.83573.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - 1 2 3 "Gen. Leviana Framenau & Kuntner, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
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