Micrathena
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The spider genus Micrathena contains more than hundred species, most of them Neotropical woodland orb-weavers.
Only three species occur in the eastern United States: females of M. gracilis (the Spined Micrathena) have five pairs of conical tubercles on the abdomen, female M. mitrata have two short posterior pairs, and female M. sagittata (the Arrow-shaped Micrathena) have three pairs. They can all be found in Arkansas. [1]
[edit] References
- Hentz, N. M. 1850. Descriptions and figures of the araneides of the United States. Boston J. nat. Hist. 6:18-35, 271-295.
[edit] External links
- BugGuide: Pictures of Micrathena species
- Information about Micrathena
- Picture of Micrathena sp. (free for noncommercial use)
