Cyrtophorinae | |
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Cyrtophora moluccensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Series: | Entelegynae |
Superfamily: | Araneoidea |
Family: | Araneidae |
Subfamily: | Cyrtophorinae Simon, 1895 |
Genus | |
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Cyrtophorinae is a subfamily of spiders in the orb-weaver spider family.[1] Unlike other orb-weavers, spiders belonging to Cyrtophorinae build horizontal, finely meshed platforms within a tangle of irregular webs. The usually dome-shaped platform is a non-sticky orb web.[2]
Cyrtophorinae includes the following six genera:[3]