| Nuctenea | |
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| N. umbratica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Nuctenea Simon, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Araneus umbraticus Clerck, 1757 |
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| Species | |
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See text. |
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| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
The spider genus Nuctenea belongs to the Araneidae family. Its most familiar member is the Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider, N. umbratica.