Acanthepeira
Acanthepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by George Marx in 1883.[2]
| Acanthepeira | |
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| Acanthepeira stellata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Acanthepeira Marx, 1883[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. stellata (Walckenaer, 1805) | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Species
As of April 2019 it contains five species:[1]
- Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976 – USA
- Acanthepeira labidura (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil
- Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976 – USA, Mexico
- Acanthepeira stellata (Walckenaer, 1805) – Canada to Mexico
- Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896) – USA, Cuba, Hispaniola
References
- "Gen. Acanthepeira Marx, 1883". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- Marx, G. (1883). Araneina.
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