Melpomene (spider)
# 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 millimetres (0.28 to 0.33 in) 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

As of April 2019 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
