Nuctenea
| Nuctenea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| N. umbratica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Nuctenea Simon, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Araneus umbraticus Clerck, 1757 | |
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
The spider genus Nuctenea belongs to the Araneidae family. Its most familiar member is the Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider, N. umbratica.
Species
- Nuctenea cedrorum (Simon, 1929) — Algeria
- Nuctenea silvicultrix (C. L. Koch, 1835) — Palearctic
- Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757) — Europe to Azerbaijan
- Nuctenea umbratica nigricans (Franganillo, 1909) — Portugal
- Nuctenea umbratica obscura (Franganillo, 1909) — Portugal
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.