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Genus: Chrysometa Simon, 1894 | Family: Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866

Chrysometa bolivia Levi, 1986

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013467

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Described:

Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia

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Holotype: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS/KBIN), Brussels, Belgium f - (Peñaherrera-R., 2025a)

Taxonomic References

Tetragnatha tenuipes Keyserling, 1864: 147, pl. 7, f. 14 (m; misidentified per Levi, 1986a: 196)

Argyroepeira tenuipes Keyserling, 1893: 335, pl. 17, f. 247c (m; misidentified per Levi, 1986a: 196)

Chrysometa bolivia Levi, 1986a: 204, f. 703-710 (Dmf) Original description

Chrysometa bolivia Peñaherrera-R., 2025a: 512, f. 1A-D, 2A-C, 3A-C, 4A (mf)

References

Keyserling, E. (1864). Beschreibungen neuer und wenig bekannter Arten aus der Familie Orbitelae Latr. oder Epeiridae Sund. Sitzungs-Berichte der naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Isis in Dresden 1863: 63-98, 119-154, pl. 1-7. -- Show included taxa

Keyserling, E. (1893). Die Spinnen Amerikas. Epeiridae. 4. Band. II. Hälfte. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, pp. 209-377, pl. 10-19. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.64832 -- Show included taxa

Levi, H. W. (1986a). The Neotropical orb-weaver genera Chrysometa and Homalometa (Araneae: Tetragnathidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 151(3): 91-215. -- Show included taxa

Peñaherrera-R., P. (2025a). On some Chrysometa Simon, 1894 species collected from Ecuador: redescription of C. bolivia, description of a new species, and comments on the type locality of C. otavalo (Araneae, Tetragnathidae). Zootaxa 5636(3): 511-522. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5636.3.6 -- Show included taxa

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-05-19	New taxonomic reference entry	Peñaherrera-R., 2025a
2025-05-19	Species distribution update	Peñaherrera-R., 2025a	Old value