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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cyatholipidae |
| Genus: | Alaranea Griswold, 1997 |
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| A. merina Griswold, 1997 | |
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Alaranea is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.
Species
As of April 2019 it contains four species, all found in Madagascar:
- Alaranea alba Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
- Alaranea ardua Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
- Alaranea betsileo Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
- Alaranea merina Griswold, 1997 (type) – Madagascar
References
- ^ "Gen. Alaranea Griswold, 1997". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- Griswold, C. E. (1997). "The spider family Cyatholipidae in Madagascar (Araneae, Araneoidea)". Journal of Arachnology. 25: 53–83.
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