Micrathena
| Micrathena | |
|---|---|
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| M. sagittata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Micrathena Sundevall, 1833 |
| Species | |
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M. sagittata | |
| Diversity | |
| 105 species | |
Micrathena sagittata and web, Gadsden Co. Florida.
The spider genus Micrathena contains more than a 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.
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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- Picture of Micrathena sp. (free for noncommercial use)