Melpomene (spider)

Melpomene is a genus of funnel weavers first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1898. They range from southwestern U.S. (southern Arizona to western Texas) to Panama and can grow up to 7 to 8.5 mm long. Roth and Brame noted that, with many undescribed species, the genus appears to be a catchall or "wastebasket taxon" for several unrelated species that may represent several genera.

Species
it contains thirteen species:


 * Melpomene bicavata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) – Mexico
 * Melpomene chamela Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2017 – Mexico
 * Melpomene chiricana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – Panama
 * Melpomene coahuilana (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) – Mexico
 * Melpomene elegans O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 – Mexico
 * Melpomene panamana (Petrunkevitch, 1925) – Panama
 * Melpomene penetralis (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) – Costa Rica
 * Melpomene plesia Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – Panama
 * Melpomene quadrata (Kraus, 1955) – El Salvador
 * Melpomene rita (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) – USA
 * Melpomene singula (Gertsch & Ivie, 1936) – Mexico
 * Melpomene solisi Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2017 – Mexico
 * Melpomene transversa (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) – Mexico