Metaltella

Metaltella is a genus of South American intertidal spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1931. One species, Metaltella simoni, has been introduced to North America.

Species
it contains six species:
 * Metaltella arcoiris (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Chile
 * Metaltella iheringi (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil, Argentina
 * Metaltella imitans (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Argentina
 * Metaltella rorulenta (Nicolet, 1849) – Peru, Chile, Argentina
 * Metaltella simoni (Keyserling, 1878) – Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina. Introduced to USA, Canada
 * Metaltella tigrina (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Argentina