Micrathena

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Micrathena
M. sagittata
M. sagittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Micrathena
Sundevall, 1833
Diversity
105 species
Species

M. sagittata
M. gracilis
M. mitrata
 many more
Micrathena sagittata and web, Gadsden Co. Florida.
Micrathena sagittata and web, Gadsden Co. Florida.

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.

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