Eriophora

Eriophora is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[3] It occurs in the Americas, Australasia, and Africa. The name is derived from Ancient Greek roots, and means "wool bearing".[4]

Eriophora
Eriophora nephiloides from Belmopan, Belize
Eriophora heroine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Eriophora
Simon, 1864[1]
Type species
E. ravilla
(C. L. Koch, 1844)
Species

10, see text

Synonyms[1]

Eriophora transmarina is commonly known as the "Australian garden orb weaver spider".

Species

Most species now grouped here have been classified as Araneus at some time in their description history. As of April 2019 Eriophora contains ten species:[1]

  • Eriophora biapicata (L. Koch, 1871) – Australia
  • Eriophora conica (Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1987) – China
  • Eriophora edax (Blackwall, 1863) – USA to Brazil
  • Eriophora flavicoma (Simon, 1880) – New Caledonia, Loyalty Is.
  • Eriophora fuliginea (C. L. Koch, 1838) – Honduras to Brazil
  • Eriophora nephiloides (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) – Guatemala to Guyana
  • Eriophora neufvilleorum (Lessert, 1930) – Congo, Ethiopia
  • Eriophora pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) – Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
  • Eriophora ravilla (C. L. Koch, 1844) – USA to Brazil
  • Eriophora transmarina (Keyserling, 1865) – New Guinea, Australia, Samoa
  • Flame-bellied or orange-bellied orb-weaver, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
  • Either Eriophora heroine or Eriophora pustulosa
  • Portrait of Eriophora heroine or Eriophora pustulosa
  • Eriophora ravilla, Florida

References
  1. "Gen. Eriophora Simon, 1864". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  2. Levi, H. W. (2002). "Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas". Journal of Arachnology. 30: 562.
  3. Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  4. "Genus Eriophora". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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