Metepeira
Metepeira | |
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Metepeira sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1903 |
Type species | |
Metepeira spinipes F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1903 | |
Species | |
Metepeira labyrinthea | |
Diversity | |
> 40 species |
Metepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders with about 40 described species. These are found from Argentina to Canada, including Caribbean islands.
Name
![](../I/m/Labyrinth_Orbweaver_-_Metepeira_labyrinthea%2C_Julie_Metz_Wetlands%2C_Woodbridge%2C_Virginia.jpg)
M. labryrinthea, hiding in its labyrinth
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek μετά and the obsolete genus name Epeira, denoting a genus similar to Epeira.
Notes
The Metepeira Spinipes can be found on the coast of California and Mexico.[1]
References
- ↑ Tiemeier, Mark. "The Roles of Feeding State, Aggression and Habitat Structure on Group Foraging in a California Orb Weaving Spider." Electronic Thesis or Dissertation. University of Cincinnati, 2011. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. 23 Oct 2014.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
- Bugguide.net: Image of a Metepeira species
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