Deinopis

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Deinopis
Deinopis subrufa
Deinopis subrufa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Deinopidae
Genus: Deinopis
Macleay, 1839
Diversity
46 species
Species

D. longipes
D. ravida
D. subrufa
 Many others, see text.

Deinopis is a spider genus of net-casting spiders.

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The genus name is derived from the Greek deinos "fearful" and opis "appearance"; see also the family name "ogre-faced" spiders.

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