| Metepeira | |
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| 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 |
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| Species | |
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Metepeira labyrinthea |
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| 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.
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The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek μετά and the obsolete genus name Epeira, denoting a genus similar to Epeira.